Epicene, or, The silent woman

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Label

Epicene, or, The silent woman

Statement of responsibility

Ben Johson ; edited by Richard Dutton

Title variation

• Epicene
• Silent woman

Creator

• Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637

Contributor

• Dutton, Richard, 1948-

Subject

• Comedy
• Drama
• Inheritance and succession -- Drama
• Married women -- Drama
• Nephews -- Drama
• Uncles -- Drama
• Comedies

Genre

• Comedy
• Drama
• Comedies

Language

eng

Summary

"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."--Jacket

Member of

• Revels plays

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

822/.3

Index

index present

LC call number

PR2612.A2

LC item number

D88 2003

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

The Revels plays