| Thomas Nashe's «Summer's Last Will and Testament»: A Critical Modern-Spelling Edition Contributor(s): Patricia Salomon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820411108 ISBN-13: 9780820411101 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.3 |
| LCCN: 89034168 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 214 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First established as a -festive comedy- in the same tradition as many of Shakespeare's early comedies, C.L. Barber's pioneer analysis in "Shakespeare's Festive Comedy" (Princetion, 1959) attracted attention to Nashe's only play. Performed before the Archbishop of Canterbury and his entourage at Croydon Castle in 1592, "Summer's Last Will and Testament" is an innovative blend of allegorical pageant, satire, farce, and morality play. Nashe of course is better known for the racy, pungent style of his prose works, "The Unfortunate Traveller" (1594) and "Pierce Penniless" (1592). This modern-spelling edition provides a fresh collation of all eighteen extant copies of the copy-text, the 1600 quarto, as well as an historical collation. In addition, it provides a full critical introduction, glosses, and explanatory notes." |
