The heart of this book is its fully annotated, critical editions of the surviving work of Richard Edwards, one of the most influential poets and dramatists writing in England before Shakespeare. Ros King's extensive introduction, identifying the holes in the documentary evidence that might accommodate this important but now little known writer, rewrites the history of pre-Shakespearean drama, illustrates new approaches to sixteenth-century prosody and to the modernisation of dramatic poetry, and re-evaluates the public role of theatre and poetry during a particularly turbulent period in English history.
While it will be essential reading for specialist scholars, it will also be of much wider interest. The introduction is highly accessible which makes it an appropriate text-book for students in a field where few textbooks are available. It will appeal to the current appetite among the reading public for biography, while the play, poems and songs are themselves very appealing. -- .
Edited by:
Rosalind King, Rosalind King Series edited by:
Martin White Other:
Rebecca Mortimer Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: annotated edition Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 336g ISBN:9780719080661 ISBN 10: 0719080665 Series:Revels Plays Companion Library Pages: 288 Publication Date:01 May 2009 Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Richard Edwards: Materials for a life Religious politics in drama and poetry Edwards of the Chapel Damon and Pythias The Paradise of Dainty Devices Edwards's poetic technique Theatre and the art of good council Oxford 1566 Edwards's legacy and influence Damon and Pythias in print Editorial approach to modernisation Damon and Pythias Poems Music Select Bibliography -- .
Ros King is Professor of English at The University of Southampton
