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The Anachronistic Shrews, James J. Marino
The Anachronistic Shrews, James J. Marino
English Faculty Publications
A single line in the Folio text of The Taming of the Shrew seems to point to dates decades apart. A performer identified by his speech heading as 'Sinklo,' the actor John Sincklo or Sincler, recalls a stage character named 'Soto,' presumably the character from John Fletcher's Women Pleased. Sinklo's name is used to argue for an early date for the play, sometimes as early as 1592, while the allusion to Soto suggests a date around 1620. Scholars intent on setting an early date for the 1623 text and on preserving its priority to the 1594 Taming of a Shrew …
'That Which Marreth All': Constancy And Gender In The Virtuous Octavia, Yvonne Bruce
'That Which Marreth All': Constancy And Gender In The Virtuous Octavia, Yvonne Bruce
English Faculty Publications
This article reports on the play "The Virtuous Octavia," by Samuel Brandon, and the role of women in it. The article discusses the play in relation to the feminine ideal of the Christian Stoic, noting its role as a model for women in literature and drama. Information is also provided on constancy, suffering, and verse.