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''Technogamia, or the Marriages of the Arts'' is a Jacobean era stage play, an allegory written by Barten Holyday that was first performed and published in 1618.〔 M. Jean Carmel Cavanaugh, ed., ''Technogamia by Barten Holyday: A Critical Edition'', Washington DC, Catholic University of America Press, 1942.〕 ==Performances== ''Technogamia'' was first staged on 13 February 1618 by the students of Christ Church, Oxford in Christ Church Hall. An academic play as opposed to the popular theatre of the time, ''Technogamia'' was a significant instance in the move away from the Latin language to English in academic drama – an evolution that was ongoing in its era, as marked by plays like ''Lingua'', ''Albumazar'', and ''Pathomachia''. ''Technogamia'' was revived for a Court performance on 26 August 1621, when it was staged for King James I at Woodstock Palace. James did not enjoy the performance, however, and more than once was ready to walk out, though he was prevailed upon to stay to the end for the sake of the young actors. This lack of success provoked some mockery; Barten Holyday earned the nickname "half Holyday," and satirical poems on the matter circulated in both universities.〔Paul Salzman, ''Literary Culture in Jacobean England: Reading 1621'', London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2002; pp. 132–3.〕 (Verses on the subject by Peter Heylin are most often cited in the critical literature.) (James, who hated smoking and wrote ''A Counterblaste to Tobacco'', could not have been pleased that the play included a song in praise of the habit. It begins, :::Tobacco's a musician, :::And in the pipe delighteth, :::It descends in a close :::Through the organs of the nose :::With a relish that inviteth... — and continues in the same vein, comparing tobacco to a lawyer, a physician, a traveller, a critic and other figures.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Technogamia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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