English Dramatic Interludes, 1300-1580 A Reference Guide |
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| Author:
| Grantley, Darryll |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-03591-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $73.95 |
Book Description:
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Darryll Grantley has created a guide to that genre of entertaintment, starting in the fourteenth century, known as the Interlude. Interludes included a variety of works not part of cycle plays. This accessible reference guide, arranged by entry, to each of the extant Interludes and fragments (c. 100) includes: account of early editions or manuscripts; authors or sources; modern editions; plot summary and dramatis personae; social issues in the plays; verbal and dramaturgical features;...
More DescriptionDarryll Grantley has created a guide to that genre of entertaintment, starting in the fourteenth century, known as the Interlude. Interludes included a variety of works not part of cycle plays. This accessible reference guide, arranged by entry, to each of the extant Interludes and fragments (c. 100) includes: account of early editions or manuscripts; authors or sources; modern editions; plot summary and dramatis personae; social issues in the plays; verbal and dramaturgical features; and staging directions, among other valuable details. A bibliography and appendices are also included.