Dutch Courtesan

Zusatztext This is by far the best edition of the play on the market! superbly treated by Karen Britland. Informationen zum Autor Karen Britland is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison! USA. A major annotated edition of Marston's city comedy of sexual desire and society's moral codes, ideal for undergraduate study. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Preface; Introduction;The Dutch Courtesan; Bibliography;Appendices; Index

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• Assisted by: Karen Britland (Editor), Professor Karen (University of Wisconsin-Madison Britland (Editor), Gordon (King's College London UK) McMullan (Editor), Reader of Shakespeare Studies English Department John (University of Birmingham) Jowett (Editor), Professor of English Suzanne (Loyola University Chicago USA) Gossett (Editor), Karen (University of Wisconsin-Madison Britland (Editor), John Jowett (Editor), Gordon Mcmullan (Editor)
• Authors: John Marston
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.04.2018
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Fiction > Poetry, drama
• EAN: 9781472568984
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-6898-4
• Pages: 296
• Series: Arden Early Modern Drama; Arden Early Modern Drama