Philip Massinger wrote Jacobean and Caroline drama about power, money, marriage and social rank. A New Way to Pay Old Debts centres on the ruthless Sir Giles Overreach and his attempt to control property and marriage, while The Roman Actor places a performer inside the dangerous politics of Domitian's court. Massinger also collaborated frequently with John Fletcher and others. His plays are rhetorically controlled and more morally explicit than some contemporaries, but still full of intrigue and class conflict. The clearest discovery routes are early modern drama, Caroline theatre and plays about wealth, patronage and authority. Read more Less
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