Epicene, or the Silent Woman

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By (author): "Ben Jonson"
Genres:Classics books  British Literature books  Plays books  Drama books  School books  17th Century books  
Publish Date: 1616
Epicene, or the Silent Woman
ISBN0719055431
ISBN139780719055430
AsinEpicene, or the Silent Woman
Original titleEpicoene, or The Silent Woman
Epicene is now one of the most widely-studied of Johnson's plays. Brilliantly exploiting the Jacobean convention whereby boys played female roles, it satirizes the newly fashionable and sexually ambiguous world of the West End of London, where courtly wit rubs shoulders with commercial values.