Elizabethan Comedies (eBook)

Inc. Dover Publications (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
448 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82620-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This anthology collects comedies that both informed Shakespeare's works and were inspired by them. Featured playwrights include Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, George Chapman, Robert Greene, and Thomas Dekker.

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A new and vital form of drama blossomed in 16th-century England, blending classic Latin comedy traditions with keen satires of contemporary London life. Although Shakespeare remains the most recognizable playwright of the Elizabethan age, there were many others whose work continues to entertain and educate students of drama to this day. This anthology collects timeless comedies that both informed Shakespeare's work and took inspiration from the Bard himself.Six plays include Ben Jonson's Every Man in His Humour, the comedy that made the author's reputation; Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay by Robert Greene, a groundbreaking play in terms of multiple-plot structure; The Shoemaker's Holiday, or The Gentle Craft by Thomas Dekker, the "e;Dickens of English theater"e;; All Fools, George Chapman's sprightly romp; A Trick to Catch the Old One by Thomas Middleton, one of the era's most prolific and successful playwrights; and Eastward Ho!, a collaborative work by Chapman, Jonson, and John Marston.

Inhalt

Friar Bacon and Friar BungayThe Shoemaker's Holiday, or The Gentle CraftAll FoolsEastward Ho!A Trick to Catch the Old OneEvery Man in His Humour

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.10.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Plays
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Schlagworte: 16th century • All Fools • Anthology • anthology, drama collection, plays, 16th century, latin comedy, london england, elizabethan age, shakespeare, bard, ben jonson, robert greene, thomas dekkar, george chapman, thomas middleton, john marston, engaging, lively, dramatic, tragedy, mystery, court intrigue, hardship, power struggle, royalty, nobility, courtship, playwrights, european • A Trick to Catch the Old One • Ben Jonson • contemporary london life • court intrigue • courtship • drama collection • dramatic • eastward ho • Eastward Ho! • Elizabethan Age • Every Man in His Humour • Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay • george chapman • John Marston • keen satires • latin comedy • London England • Nobility • PLAYS • Power struggle • Robert Greene • royalty • the gentle craft • the shoemakers holiday • The Shoemaker's Holiday, or The Gentle Craft • thomas dekkar • Thomas Middleton • timeless comedies
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82620-1 / 0486826201
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82620-2 / 9780486826202