Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10

Fletcher, John, 1579-1625Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count
693K words
Chapters
70

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English Originals Dramatic Literature Court IntrigueLiterary GiantsPower GameHeroismTragicomedyClose ReadingClassical Drama

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10 by Francis Beaumont and John FletcherAuthor: Fletcher, John, 1579-1625,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: May 27, 2014

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This volume is the sixth of ten in the Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, also from Project Gutenberg’s free eBook program, reflecting the continuing value of openly accessible texts. As part of a seventeenth-century English dramatic collection, it is best read in sequence with the preceding and following volumes to grasp the collaborative works of the two playwrights as a whole. The text preserves early modern English diction and syntax, which poses some difficulty for non-specialist readers but offers convenient primary material for researchers. Its strengths are low cost and easy access, making it suitable for classroom distribution and textual comparison; its limitations are the absence of modern editorial annotations and textual notes. Readers are advised to understand it within the Renaissance dramatic tradition and to use it alongside relevant scholarship.

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  1. Read in sequence with Volume 5 and subsequent volumes according to the general table of contents to maintain continuity
  2. Before reading, review relevant chapters of dramatic history to understand the creative context of Beaumont and Fletcher
  3. When taking textual notes, record volume and item numbers for later reference and citation checking

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Contents

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What is the relationship between the contents of Volume 6 and Volume 5? Both volumes belong to the ten-volume Works of Beaumont and Fletcher and arrange different items by volume; the specific works included should be determined by each volume’s table of contents. Reading them consecutively is recommended to grasp the structure of the complete works.
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About the author

Fletcher, John, 1579-1625 Author

John Fletcher (1579–1625) was a playwright of the English Renaissance, and he is the author addressed here. Public information about his life is limited: details of his education, official positions and specific experiences are largely unknown, and his literary standing rests chiefly on plays written in collaboration with Francis Beaumont and others. The collection holds twenty-three related works, mostly in collection form, including several volumes of the ten-volume Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, as well as plays such as The Maids Tragedy, A King, and No King and The Loyal Subject. These works are notable for tragedy and tragicomedy, with tightly constructed plots, witty dialogue and intense personal conflict, making effective use of dramatic tension and stagecraft. His plays hold a place in the seventeenth-century English dramatic tradition and are often named alongside Beaumont, exercising a certain influence on later English drama.