The Roaring Girl

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-55481-213-4
Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 214 mm x 140 mm, Gewicht: 256 g

The titular Roaring Girl of Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker’s comedy is Moll Cutpurse, a fictionalized version of a real person, Mary Frith, who attained legendary status in London by flouting gendered dress conventions, illegally performing onstage, and engaging in all sorts 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 own 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 related to the real Mary Frith, gender and cross-dressing, criminality in London, and more.

KEY FEATURES - Comprehensive introduction
- Informative notes and glosses
- Background contextual materials
- Competitive price

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dekker, Thomas

Middleton, Thomas

Stage, Kelly

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction
- The Roaring Girl or Moll Cutpurse
- In Context
- A. On Mary Frith's Life
- B. On Theater, Gender, and Cross-Dressing
- C. On Criminals
- D. On London Life

Über Autor(innen)

Kelly Stage is associate professor and director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.