Girls on the Run: Love’s Pilgrimage, The Coxcomb, and Double Falsehood

Abstract

T his essay examines two overlooked Fletcherian plays that have many elements in common with Double Falsehood , but lack the Shakespearian connection that has brought it so much attention. Love’s Pilgrimage and The Coxcomb share a similar textual history with Double Falsehood . All three plays were based on stories by Cervantes, cowritten by John Fletcher between 1609 and 1616, not published during the lifetimes of the playwrights, and printed only in a revised state. 1 However, the ur-text behind Double Falsehood is widely supposed to have been a collaboration with William Shakespeare, while The Coxcomb and Love’s Pilgrimage are attributed to Fletcher’s partnership with Francis Beaumont. 2 As a result there is a mass-market edition of Double Falsehood , along with a number of adaptations and productions, but even Beaumont and Fletcher specialists say little about The Coxcomb and less about Love’s Pilgrimage . These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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