The Dutch Courtesan

The Dutch Courtesan is a riotous tragicomedy that explores the delights and perils afforded by Jacobean London. While Freevill, an educated young Englishman and the play''s nominal hero, frolics in the city''s streets, taverns and brothels, Franceschina, his cast-off mistress and the Dutch courtesan of the play''s title,laments his betrayal and plots revenge. Juxtaposing Franceschina''s vulnerable financial position against the unappealing marital prospects available to gentry women, the play undermines the language of romance, revealing it to be rooted in the commerce and commodification. Marston''s commentary on financial insecurity and the hypocritical repudiation of foreignness makes The Dutch Courtesan truly a document for our time.>

Product details

• Authors: Karen Britland, Britland Karen, John Marston
• Assisted by: Karen Britland (Editor), Karen (University of Wisconsin-Madison Britland (Editor), Professor Karen (University of Wisconsin-Madison Britland (Editor), Professor of English Suzanne (Loyola University Chicago USA) Gossett (Editor), Suzanne Gossett (Editor), John Jowett (Editor), Reader of Shakespeare Studies English Department John (University of Birmingham) Jowett (Editor), Gordon Mcmullan (Editor), Gordon (King's College London UK) McMullan (Editor)
• Publisher: Arden shakespeare
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781472568960
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-6896-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Arden Early Modern Drama; Arden Early Modern Drama
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies