Argumento de The Marriage-hater Matched : a Comedy by Thomas Durgey
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When young Phoebe asks Sir Philip Freewit, the man who has got her with child, to fulfil his promise and marry her, he replies with shock: "My wife! Then I should never love thee more". Thomas Durfey’s The Marriage-Hater Matched (1692) pokes fun at the figure of the libertine rake, which had become a favourite dramatic type with Restoration theatregoers, and forces him in the end to make up for his past recklessness. Besides the marriage- hater and the two women that vie for his affections, a remarkable gallery of secondary characters people this amusing comedy: a Frenchified lady fawning on her lap-dog, a fat clownish Dutchman laughing at his own jokes, an impertinent match-making widow obsessed with food, a peevish old-fashioned courtier, a pert lisping ingénue and two rude boobies bearing the names of Greek philosophers. This first modern critical edition offers a fully annotated text in addition to an introduction that situates the comedy in its literary and theatrical contexts. The editors discuss at length how Durfey drew upon successful comic modes while at the same complying with the moral values advocated by the new monarchs, William and Mary (1688-1702).0Table of contents Acknowledgements A note on bibliographical references Abbreviations Introduction 1. Thomas Durfey and his time 2. Restoration comedy and The Marriage-Hater Matched 2.1. The modes of Restoration comedy: Wit and humours 2.2. Exemplary comedy and The Marriage-Hater Matched 2.3. Wit and humours in The Marriage-Hater Matched 3. The play and the Restoration stage 3.1. The cast 3.2. Stage practice 4. The text The Marriage-Hater Matched Epistle dedicatory A letter to Mr. Durfey, occasioned by his play called The Marriage-Hater Matched The names and characters Prologue The play Epilogue Appendix 1: Chronology Appendix 2: The songs in the play References
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