Old Fortunatus - By Thomas Dekker

Written in a period characterized by increased mobility and the development of proto-capitalism, Thomas Dekker's Old Fortunatus (1599) is a journeying play that offers joyous celebration of the pleasures of travel and a circumspect critique of spendthrift indulgence. This Revels Plays edition makes Dekker's neglected stage romance newly available.

List of contents

List of illustrations
Abbreviations
Introduction
Authorship and the lost play(s)
The text
The German play
Sources
Performance history
Critical reception
Act and scene divisions
Press-variants
Old Fortunatus
Index

About the author

David McInnis is the Gerry Higgins Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia

Summary

Written in a period characterized by increased mobility and the development of proto-capitalism, Thomas Dekker’s Old Fortunatus (1599) is a journeying play that offers joyous celebration of the pleasures of travel and a circumspect critique of spendthrift indulgence. This Revels Plays edition makes Dekker’s neglected stage romance newly available. -- .

Product details

• Authors: David McInnis
• Assisted by: David McInnis (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780719089435
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8943-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: The Revels Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker, Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher