The Stukeley Plays: The Battle of Alcazar by George Peel, and the Famous History of the Life and Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0719085640 ISBN 13: 9780719085642

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Sir Thomas Stukeley, the notorious English courtier, pirate, adventurer and soldier, died at the Battle of Alcazar in Morocco in 1578, while serving in the army of King Sebastian of Portugal. This volume comprises the first modern-spelling, annotated edition of two plays in which he is a major character: George Peele's 'The Battle of Alcazar' (c.1588), and the anonymous 'Famous History of the Life and Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley' (c.1596).

In his extensive introduction and commentary, Charles Edelman discusses the plays' authorship, their many textual problems, and what they reveal about Elizabethan performance practices. He also challenges most of the traditional assumptions about them. This edition shows that both works, long held to be unperformable, are instead fascinating and worthwhile representatives of the most exciting age in the history of the theatre.

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Charles Edelman teaches Literature and Performance at Edith Cowan University, Australia


Charles Edelman teaches Literature and Performance at Edith Cowan University, Australia

Charles Edelman teaches Literature and Performance at Edith Cowan University, Australia.

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Sir Thomas Stukeley, the notorious English courtier, pirate, adventurer and soldier, died at the Battle of Alcazar in Morocco in 1578, while serving in the army of King Sebastian of Portugal. This volume comprises the first modern-spelling, annotated edition of two plays in which he is a major character: George Peele's 'The Battle of Alcazar' (c.1588), and the anonymous 'Famous History of the Life and Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley' (c.1596).In his extensive introduction and commentary, Charles Edelman discusses the plays' authorship, their many textual problems, and what they reveal about Elizabethan performance practices. He also challenges most of the traditional assumptions about them. This edition shows that both works, long held to be unperformable, are instead fascinating and worthwhile representatives of the most exciting age in the history of the theatre.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0719085640
• ISBN 13: 9780719085642
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 243
• Redattore: Edelman Charles
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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