Forker's critical edition fills the need for a fully annotated, historically contextualised and modernised text of the most important Elizabethan chronicle play apart from Shakespeare and Marlowe's Edward II. Now attributed definitely to George Peele, this drama helped to establish a major theatrical genre, raising contemporary political and religious issues through the dramatisation of medieval history in a compelling and popular fashion. A major source for Shakespeare, it throws new light on the bard's adaptation of earlier drama and helps to illustrate his working methods. With the full introduction and generous notes this Revels Plays edition will be the first port of call for students and enthusiasts of Elizabethan and early modern drama. -- .
| ISBN: | 9781784993450 |
| Publication date: | 18th May 2016 |
| Author: | Charles R Forker |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Series: | The Revels Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts Theatre studies Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600 |