A Jacobean tragicomedy from 1617, about a shepherd who seeks redress for a miscarriage of justice.
When his daughter Urania is deserted by her noble husband, Gisbert, the 'Poor Man' of the title, leaves his rural life in pursuit of justice. However, the urban society he discovers is rife with political and sexual corruption, which can only be cured by the restoration of the rightful king.
This edition of Robert Daborne's play The Poor Man's Comfort, in the Globe Quarto series co-published with Shakespeare's Globe to mark the rediscovery of forgotten plays by Shakespeare's contemporaries, is edited by Jane Kingsley-Smith.
- ISBN10 1854598023
- ISBN13 9781854598028
- Publish Date 20 June 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 30 March 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Nick Hern Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 156
- Language English