| The Knight of the Burning Pestle: Francis Beaumont Contributor(s): Zitner, Sheldon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 071906967X ISBN-13: 9780719069673 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: This play is a celebration of London life and theatre in which Francis Beaumont's comic genius is given free rein. This edition presents an accurate modern-spelling text, with full historical and critical introduction and a detailed commentary. It also places "The Knight" in the contexts of Jacobean comedy and the work of the childrens 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Modern - 16th Century |
| Dewey: 822.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.46" W x 8.46" (0.57 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
