The New Mermaids: The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker (1990, Paperback)

Description: The New Mermaids: The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker (1990, Paperback). Publisher: A and C Black / Norton. Printed in Great Britain. Approx. dimensions are 5 inches (w) by 7 3/4 inches (h). 102 pages. Product Information"This collaborative masterpiece of hilarious city comedy was perform edby the Children of the Revels at the Black friars playhouse in 1605. The story is of an allegorical simplicity that lends itself to satire of civic mores and traditions as well as to parody of the sentimental, idealising London comedy presented at the amphitheatres in the suburbs: Goldsmith Touchstone, an upright London citizen, has one modest and ambitious daughter, one righteous and one disreputable apprentice;virtue is rewarded, ruthlessness comes to grief - and receives a drenching in the muddy Thames. The introduction to this edition discusses various methods of establishing authorship and highlights theirony of the collaborators' comic vision of contemporary London life." Condition: Book is GOOD with light to moderate cover/corner/edge wear. Has ANNOTATIONS (mostly some underlining). Binding is firm and interior pages show generally light wear. No stains or odors noted. Please review photos to further evaluate condition. Please ask questions before bidding. Save on shipping !! I will combine shipping on additional books at one dollar each.

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