Thomas of Woodstock Paperback / softback
Edited by Peter Corbin, Douglas Sedge
Part of the The Revels Plays series
Paperback / softback
Description
This anonymous manuscript play has long been the subject of scholarly dispute regarding its relationship with Shakespeare’s Richard II.
This edition, which thoroughly re-examines the text, situates the play within its historical and political context, relating it to the genre of chronicle drama to which it belongs.
The manuscript is of particular interest in that it appears to have been used in the playhouse over a considerable period of time and contains what seems to be evidence of the theatre practice of the time. The play is also of special interest for its skilful and original handling of source material which may well have influenced Shakespeare’s Richard II.
The extensive appendices drawn from Holinshed, Grafton and Stow provide the reader with the opportunity to investigate the manner in which the dramatist has shaped the material.
The editors argue for the play’s stage-worthiness and dramatic complexity, suggesting that its range both of dramatic tone and social inclusiveness indicate the work of a dramatist of considerable skill and subtlety, equal or superior to the Shakespeare of the Henry VI plays. -- .
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:232 pages
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2009
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- ISBN:9780719080678
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:232 pages
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780719080678
