The Faithful Shepherdess
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The Faithful Shepherdess is a pastoral tragicomedy by early 17th-century English playwright John Fletcher, known for its lyrical verse and exploration of chastity and idealized rural life.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pastoral tragicomedy
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King's Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Clorin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | prologue defending tragicomedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticMode | non-realistic pastoral idealization ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act play ⓘ |
| explores |
moral ideals of purity
ⓘ
tension between desire and virtue ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | circa 1608 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1609 ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre |
pastoral drama
ⓘ
tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | influenced later pastoral works ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alexis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amoret NERFINISHED ⓘ Cloe NERFINISHED ⓘ Clorin NERFINISHED ⓘ Perigot NERFINISHED ⓘ Sullen Shepherd NERFINISHED ⓘ Thenot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
initially unsuccessful on stage
ⓘ
later admired for poetic quality ⓘ |
| hasDedication | to Sir Walter Aston ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
punishment of lust and inconstancy
ⓘ
reward of constancy in love ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian pastoral drama
ⓘ
Torquato Tasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | pastoral ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Jacobean drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | lyrical verse ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| period | early 17th century ⓘ |
| printedBy | George Eld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | idealized rural landscape ⓘ |
| theme |
chastity
ⓘ
idealized rural life ⓘ love and fidelity ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mythic pastoral time ⓘ |
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