Ben Jonson's Sad Shepherd: With Waldron's Continuation

by Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson's Sad Shepherd is a play that was left unfinished by the author and was completed by Thomas Waldron. The play is set in rural England and follows the story of a shepherd named Robin who is searching for his lost love, Daphne. Along the way, he encounters various characters, including a group of fairies, a witch, and a group of shepherds who are also searching for lost loves. The play explores themes of love, loss, and the power of nature. Waldron's continuation picks up where Jonson left off and provides a satisfying conclusion to the story. This edition of the play includes both Jonson's original text and Waldron's continuation, providing readers with a complete understanding of the story.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 9, 2010

About the author

Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems. A man of vast reading and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, Jonson had an unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and Caroline playwrights and poets. A house in Dulwich College is named after him.

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