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The Dutch courtesan / by John Marston ; edited by Karen Britland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marston, John, 1575?-1634, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Friendship--Drama.
- Friendship.
- Courtesans--Drama.
- Courtesans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 276 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; New York, New York : The Arden Shakespeare/Bloomsbury Publishing, [2018]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-265) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472568977
- 1472568974
- 9781472568953
- 1472568958
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