A Clearance Catalogue of Superior Second-hand Books in Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts ...

A Clearance Catalogue of Superior Second-hand Books in Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts ... PDF Author: Henry Sotheran Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Get Book Here

Book Description

A Clearance Catalogue of Superior Second-hand Books in Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts ...

A Clearance Catalogue of Superior Second-hand Books in Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts ... PDF Author: Henry Sotheran Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Get Book Here

Book Description


Writing the History of the British Stage

Writing the History of the British Stage PDF Author: Richard Schoch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107166926
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 407

Get Book Here

Book Description
A study of British theatre historiography, from its origins in the Restoration to its development as an academic discipline in the twentieth century.

The Selected Plays of Philip Massinger

The Selected Plays of Philip Massinger PDF Author: Colin Gibson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521217286
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 408

Get Book Here

Book Description
This volume provides a selection of four plays by Philip Massinger who, from 1625 to 1640, replaced John Fletcher as principal dramatist for the King's Men, the chief London theatre company for more than forty years. The selection consists of two of Massinger's finest comedies, A New Way to Pay Old Debts and The City Madam, and his two best known tragedies, The Duke of Milan and The Roman Actor. These plays have interested readers, scholars and critics for hundreds of years, and although the tragedies have seldom been performed since the seventeenth century, the comedies have a long stage tradition. A New Way to Pay Old Debts has been performed more often than any other play by Shakespeare's contemporaries, and together with The City Madam continues to delight modern audiences.

Look Around You

Look Around You PDF Author:
Publisher: Anaphora Literary Press
ISBN: 1681145677
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Get Book Here

Book Description
The neglected actual first part of the Robin Hood series. Both in terms of its plot and date of first-publication and performance, Look Around You is the first part of a trilogy that was followed by the two famous Robin Hood plays, Downfall of Robert and Death of Robert Earl of Huntington. The latter two are tragedies that have been previously falsely attributed to “Anthony Monday”, while Look is a comedy that has remained unattributed since its anonymous release. Censors might have neglected to connect Look to the others because in it, Robin Hood (Earl of Huntington) spends most of the play cross-dressing as Lady Faukenbridge, and being wooed on a balcony by Prince Richard. Meanwhile, Skink wears a myriad of disguises to escape Old King Henry’s wrath over the Queen hiring Skink to assassinate the King’s lover, Rosamund. And Young King Henry has been given the throne by his father, Old King, after several military battles between them. One of the main passions for Young King during his reign is his attempts to see the “fantastical” Earl of Gloucester executed for speaking too freely at Court. Lady Faukenbridge, Robin Hood and their supporters scheme to free Gloucester, and then to aid his life-on-the-run, while the other side schemes to re-capture and execute Gloucester. These schemes force several of the otherwise virtuous characters to take on fraudulent disguises and to succumb to highway robbery to support themselves while on the run from the law. The comedy is enhanced with the absurd constant running in the wrong directions by Redcap, whose ridiculous stuttering is imitated by other characters who take on his red cap as a disguise. This stuttering subversively restates that the attempts to execute Gloucester for speaking the truth are barbaric; hinting that such policies can cause all subjects of a kingdom to stutter instead of directly expressing their ideas. An excerpt from “Raphael Holinshed’s” Chronicles that covers the history of Henry II is included with an explanation of how it was adapted in Look. “Editions of Look are rare and obscure — I’d never heard of the play until this volume came along. The text is… modernized, with… improved stage directions and prefixes, plus on-the-page glosses. And a section of Holinshed’s Chronicles that has… relevance… to this play.” —LibraryThing, Early Reviewers, Robert B. Waltz, Editor of Minnesota Heritage Songbook Exordium Plot and Staging Segments About Henry II from “Raphael Holinshed’s” The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland Text Terms, References, Questions, Exercises

Sotheran's Price Current of Literature

Sotheran's Price Current of Literature PDF Author: Henry Sotheran Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 786

Get Book Here

Book Description


A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume II - Scholar's Choice Edition

A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume II - Scholar's Choice Edition PDF Author: W. Carew Hazlitt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781296067366
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430

Get Book Here

Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Athenæum

The Athenæum PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474

Get Book Here

Book Description


The Drama Scholars' Index to Plays and Filmscripts

The Drama Scholars' Index to Plays and Filmscripts PDF Author: Gordon Samples
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 488

Get Book Here

Book Description


The Athenaeum

The Athenaeum PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 894

Get Book Here

Book Description


The Best Books

The Best Books PDF Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1146

Get Book Here

Book Description