Author: Thomas Middleton
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719016301
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Ward was in a New York banking family, brother of Julia Ward Howe, married into the Astor family, was in the Gold Rush, involved in the social life of New York and London, and was an epicure. He was also a very powerful lobbying influence on Congress and an author. His family connections and friends were prominent in many fields.
The Roaring Girl
Author: Thomas Middleton
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719016301
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Ward was in a New York banking family, brother of Julia Ward Howe, married into the Astor family, was in the Gold Rush, involved in the social life of New York and London, and was an epicure. He was also a very powerful lobbying influence on Congress and an author. His family connections and friends were prominent in many fields.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719016301
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Ward was in a New York banking family, brother of Julia Ward Howe, married into the Astor family, was in the Gold Rush, involved in the social life of New York and London, and was an epicure. He was also a very powerful lobbying influence on Congress and an author. His family connections and friends were prominent in many fields.
The Roaring Girl
Author: Thomas Middleton
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1460405013
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The titular “Roaring Girl” of Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker’s comedy is Moll Cutpurse, a fictionalized version of Mary Frith, who attained legendary status in London by flouting gendered dress conventions, illegally performing onstage, and engaging in all manner of transgressive behavior from smoking and swearing to stealing. In the course of The Roaring Girl’s lively and complex plot of seduction and clever ruses, Moll shares her views on gender and sexuality, defends her honor in a duel, and demonstrates her knowledge of London’s criminal underworld. This edition of the play offers an informative introduction, thorough annotation, and a substantial selection of contextual materials from the period.
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1460405013
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The titular “Roaring Girl” of Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker’s comedy is Moll Cutpurse, a fictionalized version of Mary Frith, who attained legendary status in London by flouting gendered dress conventions, illegally performing onstage, and engaging in all manner of transgressive behavior from smoking and swearing to stealing. In the course of The Roaring Girl’s lively and complex plot of seduction and clever ruses, Moll shares her views on gender and sexuality, defends her honor in a duel, and demonstrates her knowledge of London’s criminal underworld. This edition of the play offers an informative introduction, thorough annotation, and a substantial selection of contextual materials from the period.
The Roaring Girl and Other City Comedies
Author: Thomas Dekker
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192828002
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
The Oxford English Drama series offers plays from the 16th to the early 20th centuries in selections that make available both rarely printed and canonical works. Each text is freshly edited using modern spelling.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192828002
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
The Oxford English Drama series offers plays from the 16th to the early 20th centuries in selections that make available both rarely printed and canonical works. Each text is freshly edited using modern spelling.
The Roaring Girl
Author: Thomas Middleton
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1770485414
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The titular “Roaring Girl” of Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker’s comedy is Moll Cutpurse, a fictionalized version of Mary Frith, who attained legendary status in London by flouting gendered dress conventions, illegally performing onstage, and engaging in all manner of transgressive behavior from smoking and swearing to stealing. In the course of The Roaring Girl’s lively and complex plot of seduction and clever ruses, Moll shares her views on gender and sexuality, defends her honor in a duel, and demonstrates her knowledge of London’s criminal underworld. This edition of the play offers an informative introduction, thorough annotation, and a substantial selection of contextual materials from the period.
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1770485414
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The titular “Roaring Girl” of Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker’s comedy is Moll Cutpurse, a fictionalized version of Mary Frith, who attained legendary status in London by flouting gendered dress conventions, illegally performing onstage, and engaging in all manner of transgressive behavior from smoking and swearing to stealing. In the course of The Roaring Girl’s lively and complex plot of seduction and clever ruses, Moll shares her views on gender and sexuality, defends her honor in a duel, and demonstrates her knowledge of London’s criminal underworld. This edition of the play offers an informative introduction, thorough annotation, and a substantial selection of contextual materials from the period.
The Roaring Girl and Other City Comedies
Author: Thomas Dekker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199540101
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
The Oxford English Drama series offers plays from the 16th to the early 20th centuries in selections that make available both rarely printed and canonical works. Each text is freshly edited using modern spelling.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199540101
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
The Oxford English Drama series offers plays from the 16th to the early 20th centuries in selections that make available both rarely printed and canonical works. Each text is freshly edited using modern spelling.
A Select Collection of Old Plays: Roaring girl, or, Moll Cutpurse
A Select Collection of Old Plays: The roaring girl; The widow's tears; The white devil, or Vittoria Corombona; The hog hath lost his pearl; The four prentices of London
Author: Robert Dodsley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
ROARING GIRL
Author: THOMAS. MIDDLETON
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033071878
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033071878
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The roaring girl, or Moll Cutpurse, by T. Middleton and T. Dekker. The widow's tears, by G. Chapman. The white devil, or Vittoria Corombona, by J. Webster. The hog hath lost his pearl, by R. Tailor. The four prentises of London, by T. Heywood
Author: Robert Dodsley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description