The Influence of Philip Massinger’s The Maid of Honour on The Roman Actor

The Influence of Philip Massinger’s The Maid of Honour on The Roman Actor

Paravano examines the influence of the play The Maid of Honour by Philip Massinger on his other play, the Roman Actor. The Roman Actor features a number of references and echoes from the entire play, especially from IV.iv. This may well suggest that The Maid of Honour was written before the tragedy,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Notes and queries 2021-06, Vol.68 (2), p.181-184
1. Verfasser: Paravano, Cristina
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Dramatists
Literary criticism
Massinger, Philip (1583-1640)
Theater
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Zusammenfassung:Paravano examines the influence of the play The Maid of Honour by Philip Massinger on his other play, the Roman Actor. The Roman Actor features a number of references and echoes from the entire play, especially from IV.iv. This may well suggest that The Maid of Honour was written before the tragedy, since Massinger may have remembered and taken inspiration from an entire scene from this earlier play.
ISSN:0029-3970
1471-6941
DOI:10.1093/notesj/gjab056