ABSTRACT

This title, first published in 1988, examines the influence of the Jacobean masque on the plays of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The author examines the ways in which the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher represent not only a great expression of human emotion, but how they are also a fine example of the growth and change of dramatic form. This title will be of interest to students of drama, literature and performance studies.

chapter I|42 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter III|27 pages

HENRY VIII AND THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN

chapter VI|11 pages

CONCLUSION