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Philip Massinger (1583 – 17 March 1640) was an English dramatist. His finely plotted plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam, and The Roman Actor, are noted for their satire and realism, and their political and social themes.
Philip Massinger (born 1583, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England—died March 1639/40, London) was an English Jacobean and Caroline playwright noted for his gifts of comedy, plot construction, social realism, and satirical power.
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Philip Massinger (1583 - March 17, 1640) was an English dramatist famous for his plays throughout the 1600s. Born the second of five children to Anne and Arthur Massinger, he grew up as a commoner, attending Oxford College from 1602-1606.
Learn about Philip Massinger, a prolific and popular playwright who followed Shakespeare and Fletcher in the King's Men. Find out his life story, his collaborations, his solo plays and his mysterious death.
The Picture is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger, and first published in 1630. The play was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 8 June 1629; it was acted by the King's Men at both of their theatres, the Globe and the Blackfriars.
The Renegado, or The Gentleman of Venice is a late Jacobean stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger and first published in 1630. The play has attracted critical attention for its treatment of cultural conflict between Christian Europe and Muslim North Africa.
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English playwright. Examine the life, times, and work of Philip Massinger through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
