Author : Francis Beaumont
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Drama
ISBN : 071906967X
The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont Pdf
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 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.