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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Insatiate Countess is an early Jacobean era stage play, a
tragedy first published in 1613. The play is generally attributed
to Marston, but some regard Barkstead and Machin as contributors.
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Histrio-mastix. 1610
George Peele, John Marston
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R844
Discovery Miles 8 440
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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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.
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Histrio-mastix. 1610
George Peele, John Marston
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R535
Discovery Miles 5 350
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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"This Malevole is one of the most prodigious affections that ever
conversed with nature: a man, or rather a monster, more discontent
than Lucifer."
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"The Malcontent" is a striking example of the new satiric tone and
moral seriousness in English comedy of the early 1600s. The play's
vision of a fallen humanity driven by lust and ambition is created
partly by its depiction of Machiavellian intrigue in the court of
Genoa, and partly by the disaffected Malevole, the malcontent of
the title, who is actually the deposed Duke Altofronto in disguise.
Marston's tragi-comedy is full of reversals, surprises and moral
transformations and offers a thin disguise for the Jacobean court
and its vices.
This new student edition contains a lengthy new Introduction with
background on the author, date and sources, theme, critical
interpretation and stage history.
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