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296:, in which time and place are changed, Antiochus being substituted for Sebastian, and Rome for Spain. In the prologue, Massinger ironically apologises for his ignorance of history, and professes that his accuracy is at fault if his picture comes near "a late and sad example." The obvious "late and sad example" of a wandering prince could be no other than
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As noted above, Massinger placed moral and religious concerns over political considerations, in ways that offended the interests of king and state in his generation. While not a "democrat" in any modern sense (no one in his society was), Massinger's political sympathies, insofar as we can determine
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Massinger was ever a popular playwright, for the best qualities of his plays would appeal rather to politicians and moralists than to the ordinary playgoer. He contributed, however, at least one great and popular character to the English stage. Sir Giles Overreach, in
336:, on 18 March 1640. In the entry in the parish register he is described as a "stranger", which, however, implies nothing more than that he belonged to another parish. He is buried in the same tomb as Fletcher. That grave can be seen to this day in the chancel of what is now
465:, a play by Simon Butteriss, was recorded and streamed by Wiltshire Creative, who commissioned it. The play is in verse and described as a revenge tragicomedy. The cast includes Samuel Barnett, Edward Bennett, Hubert Burton, Julia Hills, Jane How and Nina Wadia.
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Some of these "collaborations" are in fact more complex: revisions by
Massinger of older plays by Fletcher and others, etc. (It is not necessary to suppose that Massinger, Fletcher, Ford, and Rowley-or-Webster sat down in a room together to write a play.)
282:(licensed 1633) refers to two unsuccessful plays and two years of silence, when the author feared he had lost the popular favour. It is probable that this break in his production was owing to his free handling of political matters. In 1631, Sir
304:. In another play by Massinger, not extant, Charles I is reported to have himself struck out a passage put into the mouth of Don Pedro, king of Spain, as "too insolent." The poet seems to have adhered closely to the politics of his patron,
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Fletcher and Massinger appear on adjacent plaques laid in the floor between the choir stalls. Next to these is a plaque commemorating
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them from his works, might have placed him in a predicament similar to that of the head of the house he revered, the Earl of
Pembroke—who found that he could not support King Charles in the
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a complicated situation is solved by the decision of the heroine, Camiola, to take the veil. For this she is held up "to all posterity a fair example for noble maids to imitate."
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on 24 November 1583. He apparently belonged to an old
Salisbury family, for the name occurs in the city records as early as 1415. He is described in his matriculation entry at
425:, a compound of the lion and the fox, and the part provides many opportunities for a great actor. He made another considerable contribution to the comedy of manners in
165:. On leaving the university he went to London to make his living as a dramatist, but his name cannot be definitely affixed to any play until fifteen years later, when
377:, and the supernatural element is freely used. Caution must be used in interpreting this play as an elucidation of Massinger's views; it is not entirely his work. In
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The list given above represents a consensus of scholarship; individual critics have assigned various other plays, or portions of plays, to
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381:, however, the action is dominated by the beneficent influence of a Jesuit priest, Francisco, and the doctrine of baptismal regeneration is enforced. In
215:, 1658), and in an epitaph on the two poets he says: "Plays they did write together, were great friends, And now one grave includes them in their ends."
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The Forced Lady, The Tyrant, Minerva's Sacrifice, The Tragedy of Cleander,
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The son of Arthur Massinger or Messanger, he was baptised at St. Thomas's
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757:, comedy (c. 1612–15?; revised 1622?; printed 1647)
175:, 7 December 1621) appeared as the work of Massinger and
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320:, Act V, Scene v) could hardly be acceptable at court.
519:, tragicomedy (licensed 3 December 1623; printed 1624)
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cook for lighting fires and making pies. The tragedy
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1335:. Stony Brook, State Univ. of New York, Diss., 1976.
576:, tragicomedy (licensed 11 March 1631; printed 1632)
527:, tragicomedy (licensed 17 April 1624; printed 1630)
1231:Contemporains Et Successeurs de Shakespeare (1881)
1045:The Prisoner, or The Fair Anchoress of Pausilippo.
894:, tragedy (licensed 6 October 1620; printed 1622).
851:, comedy (licensed 22 January 1626; printed 1647).
680:, tragicomedy (licensed 14 May 1622; printed 1647)
568:, tragicomedy (licensed 8 June 1629; printed 1630)
560:, tragicomedy (licensed 5 July 1627; printed 1636)
552:, tragedy (licensed 11 October 1626; printed 1629)
1489:at 153 (Frank Kermode, ed.) Harcourt Brace 1975.
1143:contains a list that has not been properly sorted
1033:The Italian Nightpiece, or The Unfortunate Piety;
696:, comedy (licensed 24 October 1622; printed 1647)
608:, tragicomedy (licensed 9 May 1636; printed 1655)
600:, comedy (licensed 31 October 1633; printed 1655)
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952:Massinger's independent works were collected by
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987:(London, 1991), chapters in Annabel Patterson,
960:, 1779), by J. Monck Mason (4 vols., 1779), by
503:, tragedy (c. 1621–3; printed 1623, 1638)
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87:Philip Massinger, copper-engraving portrait by
983:(5 vols., Oxford, 1976), Martin Garrett, ed.,
815:, tragedy (c. 1619, printed 1632); adapted by
792:, tragicomedy (c. 1616–18; printed 1647)
688:, comedy (licensed 22 June 1622; printed 1647)
328:Massinger died suddenly at his house near the
312:'s plays reflected the temper of the court of
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1678:The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn
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592:, comedy (licensed 25 May 1632; printed 1658)
473:The following scheme is based on the work of
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2040:Four Plays, or Moral Representations, in One
1183:), Halle 1879 (Leipzig: Univ., Diss., 1878).
1180:Anglia: Zeitschrift fĂĽr englische Philologie
97:(1583 – 17 March 1640) was an English
1259:Das Idealbild der Frau bei Philip Massinger
1016:In his edition, Gifford cites the comedies
875:, tragedy (c. 1616–24; printed 1639).
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672:, history (c. 1619–23; printed 1647)
664:, tragedy (c. 1619–23; Printed 1647)
1405:. Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1985.
1338:Philip Edwards and Colin Gibson (Hrsg.):
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656:, comedy (c. 1619–23; printed 1647)
640:, comedy (c. 1619–23; printed 1647)
511:, tragedy (c. 1621–6; printed 1639)
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1340:The plays and poems of Philip Massinger
981:The Plays and Poems of Philip Massinger
535:, comedy (licensed 3 November 1624; MS)
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1403:Philip Massinger: a crit. reassessment
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1450:Philip Massinger and His Associates
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1234:(in French). Kessinger Publishing.
991:(Madison, 1984) and Martin Butler,
149:Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
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2100:with Massinger, Ford & Webster
1510:Works by or about Philip Massinger
993:Theatre and Crisis 1632–1642
784:, tragicomedy (1613; printed 1647)
741:, tragedy (c. 1607?; printed 1621)
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1342:. London: Oxford Univ. Pr., 1976.
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1671:The Knight of the Burning Pestle
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1433:Massinger: the critical heritage
1352:. University of Nebraska Press.
1328:. London: Longmans, Green, 1967.
1262:(in German). Piloty & Loehle
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997:Dictionary of National Biography
985:Massinger: the Critical Heritage
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2584:Alumni of St Alban Hall, Oxford
1228:Mezieres, Alfred (March 2010).
357:rests upon three of his plays,
2594:Burials at Southwark Cathedral
2589:English Renaissance dramatists
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544:comedy (c. 1625; printed 1632)
431:. In Massinger's own judgment
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16:English playwright (1583–1640)
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1987:with Beaumont & Massinger
1487:Selected Prose of T. S. Eliot
1460:The Poems of Philip Massinger
1374:Gibson, Colin (25 May 1978).
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2181:Beaumont and Fletcher folios
1435:. London : Routledge, 1991.
629:Sir John van Olden Barnavelt
269:(1632) he wrote, addressing
219:Massinger and the King's Men
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2171:English Renaissance theatre
1877:Rule a Wife and Have a Wife
1525:(public domain audiobooks)
1447:Lawless, Donald S. (1967).
946:The Second Maiden's Tragedy
632:, tragedy (August 1619; MS)
213:Small Poems of Divers Sorts
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2011:with Massinger & Field
1256:Röhricht, Irmgard (1920).
964:(4 vols., 1805, 1813), by
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557:The Great Duke of Florence
540:A New Way to Pay Old Debts
469:Canon of Massinger's works
449:The Great Duke of Florence
421:, is a sort of commercial
419:A New Way to Pay Old Debts
256:The Great Duke of Florence
104:A New Way to Pay Old Debts
89:Charles Grignion the Elder
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943:or the first two acts of
931:The Jeweller of Amsterdam
653:The Custom of the Country
195:and Philip Massinger, to
2134:(Middleton & Rowley)
2105:The Fair Maid of the Inn
2016:The Honest Man's Fortune
1905:The Little French Lawyer
1779:The Faithful Shepherdess
1453:. Ball State University.
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848:The Fair Maid of the Inn
781:The Honest Man's Fortune
637:The Little French Lawyer
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2209:The History of Cardenio
2095:Rollo, Duke of Normandy
1842:The Humorous Lieutenant
1292:Studies in Bibliography
1199:Encyclopædia Britannica
1112:Encyclopædia Britannica
1037:Philenzo and Hippolita;
873:, or The Bloody Brother
770:With John Fletcher and
721:With John Fletcher and
573:The Emperor of the East
495:(c. 1621; printed 1632)
397:The Emperor of the East
53:more precise citations.
2287:Sir Francis Barrington
2131:Wit at Several Weapons
1478:Quotations related to
1431:Martin Garrett (Ed.):
1401:Douglas Howard (Ed.):
871:Rollo Duke of Normandy
532:The Parliament of Love
259:, produced in 1627 by
238:The Parliament of Love
231:, then playing at the
119:, are noted for their
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2058:The Two Noble Kinsmen
1992:Thierry and Theodoret
1566:Beaumont and Fletcher
1326:Beaumont and Fletcher
1149:for more information.
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731:Beaumont and Fletcher
349:Religion and politics
310:Beaumont and Fletcher
261:Queen Henrietta's Men
171:(registered with the
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2085:The Maid in the Mill
2023:The Queen of Corinth
1933:The Lovers' Progress
1863:The Wild Goose Chase
1331:Naomi Conn Liebler:
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939:The Faithful Friends
856:With John Fletcher,
829:With John Fletcher,
789:The Queen of Corinth
706:The Wandering Lovers
701:The Lovers' Progress
508:The Unnatural Combat
365:(licensed 1624) and
288:Master of the Revels
271:Sir Francis Foljambe
229:Lady Elizabeth's Men
153:Court of the Marches
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2030:The Knight of Malta
1919:The Double Marriage
1849:The Island Princess
1761:The Noble Gentleman
1606:William Shakespeare
1457:Lawless, Donald S.
1286:Hoy, Cyrus (1956).
1175:On Philip Massinger
1023:The Spanish Viceroy
976:(1887–1889).
797:The Knight of Malta
661:The Double Marriage
581:Believe as You List
412:Style and influence
338:Southwark Cathedral
293:Believe as You List
2342:John Baptist Grano
1940:The Spanish Curate
1870:A Wife for a Month
1740:A King and No King
1733:The Maid's Tragedy
1124:General references
805:With Nathan Field:
693:The Spanish Curate
488:The Maid of Honour
383:The Maid of Honour
367:The Maid of Honour
343:Edmund Shakespeare
302:The Maid of Honour
266:The Maid of Honour
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1961:The Elder Brother
1828:The Loyal Subject
1786:The Woman's Prize
1754:The Scornful Lady
1747:Love's Pilgrimage
1505:Project Gutenberg
1387:978-0-521-21728-6
1359:978-0-8032-2850-4
1241:978-1-160-83768-2
1220:978-1-172-74446-6
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1107:Massinger, Philip
966:Hartley Coleridge
891:The Virgin Martyr
822:The Fair Penitent
713:The Elder Brother
605:The Bashful Lover
500:The Duke of Milan
441:The Duke of Milan
406:English Civil War
391:The Bashful Lover
371:The Virgin Martyr
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1579:Francis Beaumont
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