The Roaring Girl (New Mermaids) [Paperback]

Thomas Dekker (Author), Thomas Middleton (Author), Elizabeth Cook (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 071366813X | ISBN-13: 978-0713668131 | Publication Date: August 29, 2003 | Edition: 2nd

This Jacobean city comedy is a curiosity in that it presents a real-life character, the notorious cross-dresser Moll Frith, who probably was among the first audiences of 'her' play before she was taken up for public misconduct. Middleton and Dekker's 'roaring girl' may outrage her society with her pipe, bluster and swagger, but she turns out to be the moral centre of the play. Her code of honour leads her to call the bluff on rogues and conspicuous consumers, to thrash a hypocritical gallant in a duel, and to act as go-between for the young lovers thwarted by parental tyranny. This wry dramatisation of female deviancy exposing male ineffectuality is as much to the point today as it was in King James's England. An appendix helps the modern reader to appreciate the canting terms used by the low-life characters.

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Thomas Middleton (1580 – 1627) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet.

 

Thomas Dekker (1570-1632) was an English dramatist.

 

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Methuen Drama; 2nd edition (August 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 071366813X
• ISBN-13: 978-0713668131
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"The Roaring Girl" is a fun and fantastic drama. The main character Moll is both strong and cunning, but she helps young lovers in the quest to marry. Based off of the real Mary Frith, Dekker and Middleton take liberties with the character, but I feel that they do her justice as well. I will read it again, as well as write my Masters Thesis on it.