The Faithful Shepherdess

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The Faithful Shepherdess is a pastoral tragicomedy by early 17th-century English playwright John Fletcher, known for its lyrical verse and exploration of chastity and idealized rural life.

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instanceOf pastoral tragicomedy ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
associatedWith King's Men ⓘ
author John Fletcher ⓘ
centralCharacter Clorin ⓘ
contains prologue defending tragicomedy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticMode non-realistic pastoral idealization ⓘ
dramaticStructure five-act play ⓘ
explores moral ideals of purity ⓘ
tension between desire and virtue ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate circa 1608 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1609 ⓘ
form verse drama ⓘ
genre pastoral drama ⓘ
tragicomedy ⓘ
hasAdaptation influenced later pastoral works ⓘ
hasCharacter Alexis ⓘ
Amoret ⓘ
Cloe ⓘ
Clorin ⓘ
Perigot ⓘ
Sullen Shepherd ⓘ
Thenot ⓘ
hasCriticalReception initially unsuccessful on stage ⓘ
later admired for poetic quality ⓘ
hasDedication to Sir Walter Aston ⓘ
hasMoralFocus punishment of lust and inconstancy ⓘ
reward of constancy in love ⓘ
influencedBy Italian pastoral drama ⓘ
Torquato Tasso ⓘ
literaryForm pastoral ⓘ
literaryMovement Jacobean drama ⓘ
notableFor lyrical verse ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf English Renaissance drama ⓘ
period early 17th century ⓘ
printedBy George Eld ⓘ
setting idealized rural landscape ⓘ
theme chastity ⓘ
idealized rural life ⓘ
love and fidelity ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted mythic pastoral time ⓘ

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