The Shoemaker's Holiday
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The Shoemaker's Holiday is a late-16th-century English comedy play by Thomas Dekker that portrays the lives and aspirations of London shoemakers with a mix of humor, social commentary, and festive spirit.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Shoemaker's Holiday canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Elizabethan play
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English Renaissance drama ⓘ comedy play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class relations
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festivity ⓘ labor and craft ⓘ patriotism ⓘ social mobility ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | city comedy about tradesmen ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act structure ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jane
NERFINISHED
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King Henry VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Margery Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Damport NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Oatley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowland Lacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Roger Oatley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCompany | Admiral's Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1599 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1600 ⓘ |
| form | prose and verse ⓘ |
| genre |
city comedy
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage revivals in the 20th century ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
apprenticeship
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marriage across class boundaries ⓘ shoemakers ⓘ |
| licensedBy | Master of the Revels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| licensedDate | 1599 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of London craftsmen
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sympathetic portrayal of artisans ⓘ use of colloquial speech ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | English Renaissance theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a nobleman disguises himself as a shoemaker
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a separated married couple is reunited ⓘ a shoemaker rises to become Lord Mayor of London ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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festive ⓘ |
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