Antonio (1979) Antonio

Adaptation of by Peter Barnes of two of John Marston’s plays, The History of Antonio and Mellida and Antonio’s Revenge.
Both were written in 1602.

An especially good edition of Marston’s original plays:

The Malcontent and Other Plays, Keith Sturgess ed.:  Oxford University Press, 1997.
Also contains The Dutch Courtesan.
1.  Other plays by John Marston.

2.  Criticism/Interpretation of John Marston.

3.  A good general handbook for Beaumont, Marston, and Middleton, and other English dramatists of the era:

The Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Drama, edited by A. R. B raunmuller and Michael Hattaway:  Cambridge University Press, 1990.
4.  For more information on Peter Barnes, see this entry in the FilmTV section.

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