UID:
almahu_9948391178002882
Format:
1 online resource (xxxiii, 109 pages) :
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
New mermaids
Content:
'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'.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780713644753
Language:
English
Keywords:
Drama.
;
Drama
DOI:
10.5040/9781408162774.00000018
