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  • Delphi Complete Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker (Illustrated)

    by Thomas Dekker, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 10 - Delphi Series Ten
    The Elizabethan dramatist Thomas Dekker was a versatile and prolific writer, whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous dramatists. Of the surviving plays that are entirely Dekker’s work, the best-known are ‘The Shoemakers Holiday’ (1600) and ‘The Honest Whore, Part 2’ (1630), which are typical of his work in their use of the moralistic ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Roaring Girl

    by Thomas Dekker, Thomas Middleton ...
    Series series New Mermaids
    This Jacobean city comedy is a curiosity in that it presents areal-life character, the notorious cross-dresser Moll Frith, whoprobably was among the first audiences of 'her' play before she wastaken up for public misconduct. Middleton and Dekker's 'roaring girl'may outrage her society with her pipe, bluster and swagger, but sheturns out to be the moral centre of the play. Her code of honour ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • A Woman Killed with Kindness and Other Domestic Plays

    by Thomas Heywood, Thomas Dekker, William Rowley, John Ford ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Arden of Faversham * A Woman Killed with Kindness * The Witch of Edmonton * The English Traveller In about 1590, an unknown dramatist had the idea of writing a tragedy about the lives of ordinary people, instead of the genre's usual complement of kings and queens and politicians. His play, Arden of Faversham, inaugurated a new genre of 'domestic' drama, set in near-contemporary England and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Four Birds of Noah's Ark

    A Prayer Book from the Time of Shakespeare

    by Thomas Dekker ...
    A timeless, little-known literary classic to engage a new generation of readersAs the Black Death ravaged London in 1608, in the midst of societal chaos and tragedy, playwright Thomas Dekker wrote Four Birds of Noah's Ark, a book containing fifty-six prayers for the people of London and all of England.The prayers in this book bear witness to Dekker's deep faith with a power and poignancy that few ... Read more

    $30.90 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Shoemaker's Holiday

    by Thomas Dekker, Jonathan Gil Harris ...
    Series series New Mermaids
    'I know the trade: I learned it when I was in Wittenberg'Thus speaks Lacy, the gentleman who disguises himself as a simple shoemaker in order to win his true love, the grocer's daughter Rose. The Shoemaker's Holiday is one of the most engaging citizen comedies of the 17th century. Written and first performed at much the same time as Hamlet, it has an unexpected affinity with Shakespeare's tragedy: ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Witch of Edmonton

    by John Ford, Thomas Dekker, William Rowley ...
    Series series New Mermaids
    It is a historical phenomenon that while thousands of women were beingburnt as witches in early modern Europe, the English - although therewere a few celebrated trials and executions, one of which the playdramatises - were not widely infected by the witch-craze. The stageseems to have provided an outlet for anxieties about witchcraft, aswell as an opportunity for public analysis. The Witch of ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Shoemaker's Holiday

    by Thomas Dekker ...
    Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday is a lively and heartwarming comedy that celebrates the dignity of everyday life, the joy of community, and the enduring power of love and ambition. First performed at the turn of the 17th century, this Elizabethan play stands out for its vibrant portrayal of working-class life, offering a refreshing contrast to the courtly dramas of its time. Set in the ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Noble Spanish Soldier

    by Thomas Dekker ...
    The Noble Spanish Soldier by Thomas Dekker is a compelling Elizabethan drama that explores themes of honor, loyalty, identity, and redemption within a world shaped by warfare and shifting political allegiances. Blending elements of romance, action, and moral reflection, the play presents a vivid portrait of a soldier's struggle to maintain dignity and virtue amid the chaos of conflict. At the ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Satiro-Mastix; or, the Vntrussing of the Humorous Poet

    by Thomas Dekker ...
    "Satiro-Mastix; or, the Vntrussing of the Humorous Poet" is a satirical play by Thomas Dekker that critiques the literary and theatrical practices of its time. The work is a response to the prevailing trends in drama, particularly targeting the excesses of the so-called 'humorous' poets. Dekker employs wit and humor to expose the pretensions of these writers, while also reflecting on the nature of ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Delphi Complete Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker (Illustrated)

    by Thomas Dekker ...
    Series Book 10 - Delphi Series Ten
    The Elizabethan dramatist Thomas Dekker was a versatile and prolific writer, whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous dramatists. Of the surviving plays that are entirely Dekker’s work, the best-known are ‘The Shoemakers Holiday’ (1600) and ‘The Honest Whore, Part 2’ (1630), which are typical of his work in their use of the moralistic ... Read more

    $4.07 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Satiromastix

    by Thomas Dekker ...
    Satiromastix by Thomas Dekker is a sharp and spirited Elizabethan satire that boldly engages in the famous "Poetomachia," or War of the Theatres. Written as a dramatic response to rival playwrights, the play combines comedy, satire, and social commentary to critique artistic pride, literary rivalry, and courtly pretension in early modern London. At the center of the work is a satirical portrayal ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Descent

    My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping Dead End

    by Thomas Dekker, Thijs Zonneveld ...
    The Award-Winning, International Best-Seller"I have success, money, women. I've been lionized by the public and the press. The world is at my feet. I've spread my wings and here I am, soaring above everything and everyone. But in reality, the descent has already begun." At age 20, Thomas Dekker was already earning €100,000 a year as an amateur bike racer. The next year, he turned pro and his ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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