The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
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Written for a performance in aid of a planned National Theatre, a memorial to Shakespeare, this short play of 1910 by Bernard Shaw names Mistress Mary Fitton as the Dark Lady of the sonnets. A scene of jealousy between Queen Elizabeth and the lady was suggested by Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton. In the long preface Shaw admits the play is not historical, and tells the story of Thomas Tyler, who proposed the Fitton theory, before turning to Frank Harris and Shakespeare's social standing.
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Book facts
- Author
- Bernard Shaw
- Reading time
- About 70 minutes
- Pages
- 41
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Drama
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online