The Antiquary (play)

For other uses, see The Antiquary (disambiguation).

The Antiquary is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Shackerley Marmion. It was acted in the 1634–36 period by Queen Henrietta's Men at the Cockpit Theatre, and first published in 1641. The Antiquary has been succinctly described as "Marmion's best play."[1]

  1. ^ Dominic Head, ed., The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, third edition, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006; p. 714.