The Dramatic Works of Shackerley Marmion. This item is unavailable.The Dramatic Works of Shackerley Marmion

The Dramatic Works Of Shackerley Marmion by Shackerley Marmion is a comprehensive collection of Marmion’s major plays—Holland’s Leaguer (1632), A Fine Companion (1633), and The Antiquary (1641). This volume includes prefatory matter that situates the author and his works within Restoration-era drama, along with prefatory notices, dramatis personae, and stage directions. An extensive introductory memoir by the editors provides valuable insights, complemented by scholarly apparatus, notes, and historical context, including the author’s biography and lineage, as well as critical discussions of the plays’ themes, performances, and publication history. This scholarly edition aims to illuminate Marmion’s witty satires of courtly life, literary fashions, and social mores, offering modern readers access to his three surviving comedies along with relevant biographical material.