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The Maid's Tragedy, and Philaster

The Maid's Tragedy, and Philaster( )
Author: Thorndike, Ashley Horace
Beaumont, Francis
Fletcher, John
ISBN:978-1-347-35633-3
Publication Date:Dec 2015
Publisher:Creative Media Partners, LLC
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $28.95
Book Details
Pages:404
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.14 x 9.21 x 0.94 Inches
Book Weight:1.63 Pounds
Author Biography
Thorndike, Ashley Horace (Author)
Francis Beaumont (1584-1616) and his collaborator John Fletcher (1579-1625) wrote some of the most popular dramas of Elizabethan England.

Beaumont and Fletcher began to work together in about 1606 and continued their partnership until Beaumont's retirement in 1613. Beaumont apparently was the primary plotter of their plays, while Fletcher had a strong flair for language. Their comedies and tragedies include The Woman Hater, The Coxcomb, A Maid's Tragedy, The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Wit Without Money, and Philaster, Or Love Lies A Bleeding.

Fletcher authored several other plays alone, such as the comedy The Wild Goose Chase (1621) and the tragedy Bonduca (1614). Cardenio, or the Second Maiden's Tragedy, and Two Noble Kinsmen are attributed to Fletcher, although there has been some speculation that he collaborated with Shakespeare on the plays.

Beaumont and Fletcher's work is energetic, rich in stage thrills, declamatory speeches and bizarre plots. Although their work is not as unified as that of some of their contemporaries including Shakespeare and Webster, it influenced the development of Restoration comedy and tragedy, and thus played an important role in the history of drama.

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