Four Renaissance comedies
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Four Renaissance comedies
Palgrave Macmillian, 2004
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Further reading: p. 313-314
Contents of Works
- The old wives tale / George Peele
- The shoemakers' holiday / Thomas Dekker
- The alchemist / Ben Jonson
- A new way to pay old debts / Philip Massinger
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780333973653
Description
This edition of four Renaissance comedies represents the vitality, range and diversity of the English comic drama of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, reflecting both its capacity for escapist fantasy and its concern with the intrigues of everyday city life. Comprehensive textual notes establish the plays in their originating cultural and theatrical circumstances, as well as explaining obscure references and allusions. A general introduction provides a helpful overview of early modern comedy in the context of Renaissance comic theory and practice, together with an assessment of its continuing theatrical appeal.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.- General Introduction.- Note on the Texts.- The Old Wives Tale.- The Shoemaker's Holiday.- The Alchemist.- A New Way to Pay Old Debts.- Further Reading.- Index.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780333973660
Description
This edition of four Renaissance comedies represents the vitality, range and diversity of the English comic drama of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, reflecting both its capacity for escapist fantasy and its concern with the intrigues of everyday city life. Comprehensive textual notes establish the plays in their originating cultural and theatrical circumstances, as well as explaining obscure references and allusions. A general introduction provides a helpful overview of early modern comedy in the context of Renaissance comic theory and practice, together with an assessment of its continuing theatrical appeal.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements General Introduction Note on the Texts The Old Wives Tale The Shoemaker's Holiday The Alchemist A New Way to Pay Old Debts Further Reading Index
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