Format:
XIV, 338 S.
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
0-7190-5543-1
Series Statement:
Revels plays
Content:
"Epicene is now one of the most widely studied of Johnson's plays. Brilliantly exploiting the Jacobean convention whereby boys played female roles, it satirises the newly fashionable, and sexually ambiguous world of the West End of London, where courtly wit rubs shoulders with commercial values." "This authoritative new edition is based on a thorough re-examination of the earliest texts. The introduction analyses the play as originally written for the newly formed Children of the Queen's Revels, and performed at the little-known Whitefriars Theatre. Dutton discusses the composition of the play, which took place during a critical period in Jonson's life and career, where he was established as the principal writer of entertainments at the court. His relationships at the time with ambitious with such as John Donne, Sir Edward Herbert and the actor Nathan Field are examined as models for the principal characters."--BOOK JACKET.
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
1572-1637 Epicoene, or the silent woman Jonson, Ben
;
Kritische Ausgabe
;
Comedies
URL:
Publisher description
Author information:
Jonson, Ben 1572-1637
