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- Title
The Tragedy of Master Arden of Faversham, True Crime, and the Literary Marketplace of the 1580s.
- Authors
O'BRIEN, EMILY
- Abstract
The article presents a literary criticism of the play "Arden of Faversham" written by William Shakespeare. Topics discussed include first performances of the play; Thomas Arden, the mayor of Faversham who was murdered by his wife and on whom the play is based; and the depiction of real murder in the play.
- Subjects
ARDEN of Faversham (Play); SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; EARLY modern English drama; TRAGEDY (Drama); ARDEN, Thomas, d. 1551; MURDER; DRAMA criticism; ELIZABETHAN (Literary period); 17TH century (Literary period)
- Publication
Shakespeare Studies (Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corporation), 2017, Vol 45, p113
- ISSN
0582-9399
- Publication type
Literary Criticism