Nathaniel Lee

The Princess of Cleve (1681) is a gross adaptation of Madame de La Fayette's exquisite novel of that name. Nathaniel Lee (c. His earliest play Nero Emperor of Rome was acted in 1675 at Drury Lane.

In spite of their extravagance they contain many passages of great beauty. He therefore joined Dryden who had already admitted him as a collaborator in an adaptation of Oedipus in The Duke of Guise (1683) a play which directly advocated the Tory point of view. 1653 – 6 May 1692) was an English dramatist.