Abstract

As indicated at the beginning of this paper, it deals with a small number of unpublished plays by a late 16th - early 17th century writer. Apart from incorporating his production to the history of drama, I try to lay emphasis on the fact that he, being an amateur playwright, was responsible for the performance of his own plays, at an age when theatre was rapidly becoming commercial and professional. The way his personal circumstances influenced his own creative work is also taken into account. This author has certainly to be viewed within his own time and personal and literary history.