Thomas Dekker: London's Playwright

Episode 108:The second part of the story of Thomas Dekker and his works'Old Fortunas' - Dekker's first known play‘The Honest Whore’, a good example of what was good and bad in Dekker’s work.‘The Civil Wars in France’ - three parts, an introduction and a bit of a mystery.Dekker's debt to the Lord Chamberlin's Men and rescue by Henslowe.How Henslowe's Diary shows Dekker's incredible work rate.The Play of Sir Thomas Moore - including a word on Shakespeare's contribution.'The Shoemaker's Holiday', Dekker's best surviving workThe Bishop's Ban of 1599 and a theatrical spat.Dekker's account of the failure of 'The Whore of Babylon'.Later works, the Lord Mayor's pageant and prison.Last years and death in poverty.Support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy