Philip Massinger

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Philip Massinger


Born
in Salisbury, The United Kingdom
November 24, 1583

Died
March 17, 1640

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Philip Massinger (born 1583) was an English dramatist. His finely plotted plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam and The Roman Actor, are noted for their satire and realism, and their political and social themes.

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The Renegado

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3.07 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1630 — 17 editions
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A New Way to Pay Old Debts

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3.17 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1625 — 130 editions
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The Roman Actor

3.56 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1626 — 25 editions
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The City Madam

3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1658 — 26 editions
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The Picture

3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1630 — 7 editions
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The Duke of Milan

3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1623 — 65 editions
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The Virgin Martyr

3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1622 — 23 editions
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Believe What You Will

3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1970 — 11 editions
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The Unnatural Combat

3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1639 — 2 editions
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The Maid of Honor

3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1632 — 9 editions
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“He that would govern others first should be master of himself.”
Philip Massinger

“What’s bred in the bone, Admits no hope of cure.”
Philip Massinger, The City-Madam: A Comedie, as It Was Acted at the Private House in Black Friers with Great Applause

“Kiss me again:
If I now wanted heat of youth, these fires,
In Priam's veins, would thaw his frozen blood,
Enabling him to get a second Hector
For the defence of Troy.”
Phillip Massinger, The Roman Actor

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