The Dutch courtesan /
"The Dutch Courtesan' is an early Jacobean stage play written by the dramatist and satirist John Marston circa 1604. It tells the story of two friends, the relaxed, pleasure-loving Freevill and the repressed Puritan Malheureux, and the turbulent relationship that both have with the passion...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
A. & C. Black,
1997.
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| Series: | New mermaids.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "The Dutch Courtesan' is an early Jacobean stage play written by the dramatist and satirist John Marston circa 1604. It tells the story of two friends, the relaxed, pleasure-loving Freevill and the repressed Puritan Malheureux, and the turbulent relationship that both have with the passionate Dutch courtesan Franceschina. It explores the nature of human desire and the problems involved with trying to lead a 'good', moral life when sexuality is so fundamentally a part of man's nature. Critics have judged the play both anti-Puritan and anti-Stoic, and have also seen it as a satire on Thomas Dekker's contemporary play 'The Honest Whore." |
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| Item Description: | Bloomsbury Drama Online Core Collection Plays US/Canada |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 109 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780713644753 0713644753 039390086X 9780393900866 |
