Значение слова OTWAY в Литературной энциклопедии

1) CAESAR (1780-1842).-Writer of Irish tales. His writings, which display humour and sympathy with the poorer classes in Ireland, include _Sketches in Ireland_ (1827), and _A Tour in Connaught_ (1839). He was concerned in the establishment of various journals. 2) OTWAY, THOMAS (1651 or 1652-1685).-Dramatist, _s._ of a clergyman, was _b._ near Midhurst, Sussex, and _ed._ at Oxf., which he left without graduating. His short life, like those of many of his fellows, was marked by poverty and misery, and he appears to have _d._ practically of starvation. Having failed as an actor, he took to writing for the stage, and produced various plays, among which _Don Carlos, Prince of Spain_ (1676), was a great success, and brought him some money. Those by which he is best remembered, however, are _The Orphan_ (1680), and _Venice Preserved_ (1682), both of which have been frequently revived. O. made many adaptations from the French, and in his tragedy of _Caius Marius_ incorporated large parts of _Romeo and Juliet_. He has been called "the most pathetic and tear-drawing of all our dramatists," and he excelled in delineating the stronger passions. The grossness of his comedies has banished them from the stage. Other plays are _The Cheats of Scapin_, _Friendship in Fashion_, _Soldier's Fortune_ (1681), and _The Atheist_.