The Knight of the Burning Pestle: Francis Beaumont (The Revels Plays) Paperback - 2004
by Beaumont, Francis
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Details
- Title The Knight of the Burning Pestle: Francis Beaumont (The Revels Plays)
- Author Beaumont, Francis
- Binding Paperback
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Date 2004-10-28
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR007535563
- ISBN 9780719069673 / 071906967X
- Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.46 x 5.46 x 0.64 in (21.49 x 13.87 x 1.63 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Dewey Decimal Code 822.3
From the publisher
From the rear cover
This play is a celebration of London life and theatre in which Francis Beaumont's comic genius is given free rein. A grocer, his wife and their two apprentices attending the theatre in holiday mood interrupt and finally replace a fatuous love comedy with their own heart's desire: exotic spectacle and sound English sentiment.
This edition presents an accurate modern-spelling text, with full historical and critical introduction and a detailed commentary. The introduction analyses the character of Beaumont's wit and his unsentimental critique of society and of society's stage image. It also places 'The Knight' in the contexts of Jacobean comedy and the work of the children's theatrical troupes. An appendix on the songs and a concern for details of production make this edition especially useful to actors and directors, as well as students of Renaissance drama.