British playwright Heywood explored the institution of marriage with considerable persistence. In these three plays he portrays a young prodigal redeemed by a patient Griselda, a young wife unfaithful to both her husband and her childhood friend, and two innocent girls undertaking adventure and ending up married. The texts are annotated. The spelling and punctuation have been modernized. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Language
English
Pages
282
Format
Hardcover
Release
May 01, 1996
ISBN 13
9780719022210
Three Marriage Plays: The Wise-Woman of Hogsdon, the English Traveller, the Captives (REVELS PLAYS COMPANION LIBRARY)
British playwright Heywood explored the institution of marriage with considerable persistence. In these three plays he portrays a young prodigal redeemed by a patient Griselda, a young wife unfaithful to both her husband and her childhood friend, and two innocent girls undertaking adventure and ending up married. The texts are annotated. The spelling and punctuation have been modernized. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.