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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean city comedy
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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
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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
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satirical comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
modern stage revivals in the 20th century
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modern stage revivals in the 21st century ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Beatrice
NERFINISHED
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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
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complex portrayal of a courtesan ⓘ witty prose dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Thomas Archer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satirizes |
Puritan morality
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contemporary London society ⓘ sexual hypocrisy ⓘ urban manners ⓘ |
| setInLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| theme |
double standards
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friendship ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ lust ⓘ marriage ⓘ morality ⓘ prostitution ⓘ sexual desire ⓘ |
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