ASAP. Whatever that means. It must mean, 'Act swiftly awesome pacyderm!

Poet and theatrical producer                          

Selected Works:

Epic poems and books of poetry:

Ieffereidos - 1630
Madagascar, with other Poems - 1638
London, King Charles his Augusta, or, City Royal, of the founders, the names, and oldest honours of that City - 1648
A Discourse upon Gondibert, an heroic poem - or simply Gondibert - 1650, which was originally published unfinished, but was published again in 1651 in its final form and included Davenant's "Preface to his most honour’d friend Mr. Hobs" and "The Answer of Mr. Hobbes to Sr Will. D’Avenant’s Preface before Gondibert" by Thomas Hobbes, to whom the book was dedicated; the official second edition in 1653 also contained "Certain Verses, written by severall of the author’s friends"
Wit and Drollery: Jovial Poems - 1656
Poems on Several Occasions - 1657

Panegyrics:

A Panegyric to his Excellency the Lord General Monck - 1660, to George Monck
"Poem upon his sacred Majesties most happy return to his dominions" - 1660, on the Restoration of Charles II
Poem, to the King’s most sacred Majesty - 1663, to Charles II

Original plays, masques and operas:

Albovine, King of the Lombards, tragedy - ca. 1626-9; printed 1629
The Cruel Brother, tragedy - licensed Jan. 12, 1627; printed 1630
The Just Italian, comedy - licensed Oct. 2, 1629; printed 1630
The Wits, comedy - licensed Jan. 19, 1634; printed 1636
Love and Honour, tragicomedy, also previously performed as The Courage of Love; and The Nonpareilles, or The Matchless Maids - licensed Nov. 20, 1634: printed 1649
The Temple of Love, masque - licensed Feb. 10, 1635; printed 1635
News from Plymouth, comedy - licensed Aug. 1, 1635; printed 1673
The Platonick Lovers, comedy - licensed Nov. 16, 1635; printed 1636
The Triumphs of the Prince D'Amour, masque - performed Feb. 23 or 24, 1636; printed 1636
Britannia Triumphans, masque, with Inigo Jones - licensed Jan. 8, 1638; printed 1638
Luminalia or The Festival of Light, masque, with Inigo Jones - licensed Feb. 6, 1638; printed 1638
The Unfortunate Lovers, tragedy - licensed April 16, 1638; printed 1643
The Fair Favourite, tragicomedy - licensed Nov. 17, 1638; printed 1673
The Spanish Lovers, or The Distresses, comedy - licensed March 30, 1639; printed 1673
Salmacida Spolia, masque - performed Jan. 21, 1640; printed 1640
The Siege of Rhodes, Part I, tragicomedy - performed Sept. 1656; printed 1656
The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru, opera - performed and printed 1658
The History of Sir Francis Drake, history - performed 1658-9; printed1659
The Siege of Rhodes, Part II, tragicomedy - ca. 1657-9; printed 1663
The Play-House to Be Let, comedy - performed ca. Aug. 1663; printed 1673; includes Sir Frances Drake and The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru
The Man's the Master, comedy - performed March 26, 1668; printed 1669                          

Mother Jane Shepherd
Father John Davenant
Godson of William Shakespeare.                          

Also spelled D'Avenant

Panegyrics:

A public speech or publication text in praise of someone or someting.