The Dutch Courtesan

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The Dutch Courtesan is a Jacobean city comedy play by John Marston that satirically explores themes of lust, morality, and hypocrisy in early 17th-century London.

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instanceOf Jacobean city comedy
play
approximateCompositionDate circa 1603–1604
author John Marston NERFINISHED
centralConflict tension between lust and moral restraint
centralRelationship Freevill and Franceschina NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticForm city comedy
comedy
dramaticStructure five-act play
firstPerformanceDate circa 1604
firstPerformancePeriod early 17th century
firstPerformanceVenue Blackfriars Theatre NERFINISHED
firstPerformedBy Children of the Queen's Revels NERFINISHED
firstPrintedIn 1605
genre city comedy
satirical comedy
hasAdaptation modern stage revivals in the 20th century
modern stage revivals in the 21st century
hasCharacter Beatrice NERFINISHED
Cocledemoy NERFINISHED
Crispinella NERFINISHED
Franceschina NERFINISHED
Freevill NERFINISHED
Malheureux NERFINISHED
hasProse yes
hasPublication quarto edition 1605
hasVerse yes
literaryMovement Jacobean drama
literaryPeriod English Renaissance NERFINISHED
notableFeature blend of romantic and satiric plots
complex portrayal of a courtesan
witty prose dialogue
originalLanguage English
placeOfFirstPublication London NERFINISHED
publisherOfFirstEdition Thomas Archer NERFINISHED
satirizes Puritan morality
contemporary London society
sexual hypocrisy
urban manners
setInLocation London NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 17th century
theme double standards
friendship
hypocrisy
lust
marriage
morality
prostitution
sexual desire

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John Marston notableWork The Dutch Courtesan