Early English plays to 1660

5 books

Edward the SecondChristopher Marlowe · 1594Christopher Marlowe's 1594 historical play in verse depicts King Edward the Second and the conflict between the king and his nobles over his favorite, Gaveston, whom the barons demand be banished from England.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Philaster; Or, Love Lies a BleedingFrancis Beaumont · 1620A Jacobean tragicomedy by Francis Beaumont (with John Fletcher), set in Sicily and Calabria, about Philaster, the rightful heir whose kingdom was unjustly taken, and the political and romantic conflicts that follow when the king arranges his daughter's marriage to a Spanish prince.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The AlchemistBen Jonson · 1610A 1610 comedy by Ben Jonson, this play satirizes the follies of its age, following the schemes of a con artist who uses claims of alchemy to exploit gullible Londoners while the master is away from his house.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Duchess of MalfiJohn Webster · 1623A Jacobean tragedy by John Webster, published in 1623 and drawn from an Italian story. The play portrays the duchess of Malfi and the corruption, intrigue, and violence of Renaissance Italian court life, ending in a bloody revenge drama.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1604Christopher Marlowe · 1604A 1604 tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, reprinted from the quarto and edited by Alexander Dyce, in verse. It follows the scholar Doctor Faustus, who, restless with learning, turns to necromancy and magic and summons spirits, despite warnings of damnation.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية