The Fatal Dowry by Philip Massinger and Nathaniel Field
"The Fatal Dowry" by Philip Massinger and Nathaniel Field is a tragedy written around 1619. A noble son offers himself to debtor's prison to free his deceased father's body for burial. His extraordinary sacrifice wins him a wealthy bride, but her infidelity sets off a chain of violence and revenge. The young husband catches his wife with her lover, leading to duels, a mock trial, and multiple deaths that震 the court of
Dijon. This collaboration explores honor, betrayal, and fatal consequences in Jacobean drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640 |
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| Author | Field, Nathaniel, 1587-1620? |
| Editor | Lockert, Charles Lacy, 1888- |
| Title | The Fatal Dowry |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fatal_Dowry |
| Credits |
Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Jennifer Linklater and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 44015 |
| Release Date | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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