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An annotated edition of Joshua Barnes The Academie, or The Cambridge Dunns, with a new essay on the place of Barnes in 17th English Theatre. Swanson examines the bawdy and dark satire of the Cambridge playwright Joshua Barnes whose play savages the university and town. Barnes annotated version of this play sheds new light on English satire and Barnes as a university wit, while situating the plays importance by differentiating it from its contemporary rivals in London.
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