Karen Britland is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

The play is well-chosen for the present moment, with its struggling immigrants, social predation, and vibrant street scenes, and Britland does an excellent job of clarifying the puns and jabs often lost on student readers, much of them in polyglot argot.

• Series Preface; Introduction;The Dutch Courtesan; Bibliography;Appendices; Index

Karen Britland is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

The play is well-chosen for the present moment, with its struggling immigrants, social predation, and vibrant street scenes, and Britland does an excellent job of clarifying the puns and jabs often lost on student readers, much of them in polyglot argot.

• Series Preface; Introduction;The Dutch Courtesan; Bibliography;Appendices; Index