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William Poel letter to Frederic Boas

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Title	William Poel letter to Frederic Boas
Creator	Poel, William, 1852-1934
Subject - LCSH	Poel, William, 1852-1934 Boas, Frederick S. (Frederick Samuel), 1862-1957 Letters Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Annuities Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Jew of Malta
Description	Poel thanks Boas for sending him a copy of the edition of "Dr. Faustus" edited by Boas. He plans to give a reading or performance of another of Marlowe's plays, "The Jew of Malta" and criticizes the interpretation of a recent production of it. Letter written on the back of an annuity cheque from Sun Life Assurance Company and originally inlaid in Poel's copy of the Boas-edited edition of "Dr. Faustus."
Publisher	Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Language	eng
Source	Handwritten letter, autographed, on reverse of insurance cheque: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 1, folder 9; 1 leaf
Collection	Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/phl
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc
Type	Text
Format	image/jp2
Object File Name	phl00144

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Publisher	Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Collection	Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/phl
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc
Transcription	2007-03My dear Dr. Boas Pray forgive me for this delay in thanking you for sending me your Marlowe book which I am delight to have. It's a happiness to see Marlowe coming to his own after being so long neglected.I am hoping that The Jew of Malta will soon be in print if is not already. If events are favorable I should like this summer to give a public reading if not a performance of the play. I saw the "show" given by the Renis. Society and I thought it did not do justice to the play and missed its proper point of view. It was not played as serious Tragedy in the sultiors time. I see it as a satirical farce in which Marlow exposes the greed and hypocrisy of the Christians. This letter to the M. of V. being written in retaliation and to the over accentuation of the virtues of Christian who did this to please E who was the head of the C. Church.
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