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Robert Armin (c. 1568 – 1615) was an English actor, and member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. He became the leading comedy actor with the troupe associated with William Shakespeare following the departure of Will Kempe around 1600.
Robert Armin (c. 1568–1615) was an English actor and playwright best known as a leading comic actor in the plays of William Shakespeare. He performed with the Chamberlain’s Men from about 1598 to 1610 and originated some of the most famous comic roles in Elizabethan theater, including Touchstone in As You Like It.
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Feb 13, 2013 · Dr Bart van Es of Oxford University shows how Robert Armin, a poet and playwright in Shakespeare's company, shaped how Shakespeare portrayed fools and jesters in several plays. He argues that Armin's characters, such as Touchstone, Malvolio and Autolycus, influenced Shakespeare's comic creations after 1600.
Robert Armin is a New York novelist, playwright and theater director. He is also the narrator of more than a dozen audiobooks through Audible.com. His first novel, "The Flash of Midnight" was published in 2011 and earned Honorable Mention at the London Book Festival.
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126 - Robert Armin. from Part XIII - Shakespeare’s Fellows. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 August 2019. By. Catherine A. Henze. Edited by. Bruce R. Smith. Edited in association with. Katherine Rowe. With. Ton Hoenselaars , Akiko Kusunoki , Andrew Murphy and. Aimara da Cunha Resende. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary.
English actor and playwright Robert Armin was a leading comic actor in the plays of William Shakespeare. Along with Shakespeare, he was a member of the theatrical company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later renamed the King’s Men). Armin acted with the company from about 1598 to 1610.
Oct 29, 2009 · As a mimic and an intellectual, Armin never projected the clown persona of the common Englishman. Let us examine Armin's career, and see how these traits emerge. Armin was the son of a tailor of King's Lynn, Norfolk.
