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Little is known of his early life; about 1606 he began to write plays in collaboration with
F. Beaumont, and before his death of the plague, he produced some 15 plays with
Beaumont, some of which he was sole author, and collaborated with Massinger, Rowley,
Middleton, Johnson, Chapham, Shakespeare and others in the writing of many other
works.
The principal plays of which Fletcher was probably sole author are: "The Faithful Shepherdess"; Wit Without Money (a comedy printed in 1609); Valentinian performed 1610-1614; The Loyal Subject, acted 1618; The Mad Lover, acted circa 1616; the Humerous Lieutenant, acted 1619; Women Pleased, a comedy, performed circa 1620; The Wilde Goose Chase, performed 1621; The Pilgrim, a comedy, performed 1621; The Island Princess, a romantic comedy, performed 1621; Monsieur Thomas, a comedy, performed 1619; The Woman's Prize, written 1604-17; A Wife for a Month, a romantic drama, performed 1624; Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, performed 1624; The Chances, written circa 1617.
Extracted from MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fletcher, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. More
Guardian Article on John Fletcher
The antidote to Shakespeare. Even the Jacobeans had a problem with The Taming of the Shrew. So one of them wrote a fiery sequel - in which the women bite back. Gregory Doran on John Fletcher
"In the end, as Jonson said of Shakespeare, Fletcher's monument must be his work. He lives on in the performance of his plays - plays that are certainly worth reviving". More
The principal plays of which Fletcher was probably sole author are: "The Faithful Shepherdess"; Wit Without Money (a comedy printed in 1609); Valentinian performed 1610-1614; The Loyal Subject, acted 1618; The Mad Lover, acted circa 1616; the Humerous Lieutenant, acted 1619; Women Pleased, a comedy, performed circa 1620; The Wilde Goose Chase, performed 1621; The Pilgrim, a comedy, performed 1621; The Island Princess, a romantic comedy, performed 1621; Monsieur Thomas, a comedy, performed 1619; The Woman's Prize, written 1604-17; A Wife for a Month, a romantic drama, performed 1624; Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, performed 1624; The Chances, written circa 1617.
Extracted from MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fletcher, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. More
Guardian Article on John Fletcher
The antidote to Shakespeare. Even the Jacobeans had a problem with The Taming of the Shrew. So one of them wrote a fiery sequel - in which the women bite back. Gregory Doran on John Fletcher
"In the end, as Jonson said of Shakespeare, Fletcher's monument must be his work. He lives on in the performance of his plays - plays that are certainly worth reviving". More
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About John Fletcher
John Fletcher (1579-1625) born at Rye in Sussex where his father (subsequently Chaplain at the execution of "Mary Queen of Scots and Bishop of London) was then minister. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and his father dying (in debt and under royal displeasure) in 1596, he was left to make his own way in the world.
John Fletcher (1579-1625) born at Rye in Sussex where his father (subsequently Chaplain at the execution of "Mary Queen of Scots and Bishop of London) was then minister. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and his father dying (in debt and under royal displeasure) in 1596, he was left to make his own way in the world.
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