Dryden's Essay on Dramatic Poesy features an extended analysis of one of this man's plays that sees a long and Latin-filled argument in a courtroom while a central figure is beset by the chirping "Collegiate Ladies.
Dryden's Essay on Dramatic Poesy features an extended analysis of one of this man's plays that sees a long and Latin-filled argument in a courtroom while a central figure is beset by the chirping "Collegiate Ladies." The knights John Daw and Amorous La-Foole are repeatedly abused in that work, in which Dauphine's uncle Morose marries a man disguised as the titular (*) "Silent Woman." The undercover Adam Overdo discovers his wife being pimped out in another of this author's plays, that ends after puppets win a debate with the puritan Zeal-of-the-Land Busy at the titular event. This author of Epicoene created characters like Epicure Mammon and Abel Drugger in his best known work, which centers on a con run by Subtle and Jeremy. For 10 points, name this dramatist of Bartholomew Fair who also wrote Volpone and The Alchemist.
Dryden's Essay on Dramatic Poesy features an extended analysis of one of this man's plays that sees a long and Latin-filled argument in a courtroom while a central figure is beset by the chirping "Collegiate Ladies.
Ben Jonson