The Faithful Shepherdess by John Fletcher and Francis Beaumont
"The Faithful Shepherdess" by John Fletcher is a pastoral tragicomedy written around 1608. In this pioneering work, the chaste shepherdess Clorin lives in solitude near her dead lover's grave, healing those wounded by erotic turmoil. When jealousy, deception, and unbridled desire throw various couples into chaos—involving disguises, stabbings, and betrayals—Clorin must use her powers to restore order. Though the initial production failed, the published text became influential for Fletcher's definition of tragicomedy,
exploring the darker side of sexuality within a comic framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Fletcher, John, 1579-1625 |
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| Author | Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616 |
| Title |
The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faithful_Shepherdess |
| Credits | Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jonathan Ingram, Chjarles M. Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama -- 17th century |
| Subject | Tragicomedy |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 12222 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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