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Published in 1982: England's Elizabeth was first issues in 1631,
and it is probably the earliest separately published biography of
Elizabeth I's early years. An important example of the author's
considerable, and largely neglected, non-dramatic work, the book
has never been previously edited.
Published in 1982: England's Elizabeth was first issues in 1631,
and it is probably the earliest separately published biography of
Elizabeth I's early years. An important example of the author's
considerable, and largely neglected, non-dramatic work, the book
has never been previously edited.
Published in 1986: This book is about the shows which were put on
during the inauguration of new Mayors of London. Such pageants were
processions through the city of London with tableaux vivants; some
of the shows also included dramatic entertainment on the Thames.
Published in 1986: This book is about the shows which were put on
during the inauguration of new Mayors of London. Such pageants were
processions through the city of London with tableaux vivants; some
of the shows also included dramatic entertainment on the Thames.
The most studied of Thomas Heywood's plays, A Woman Killed With
Kindness explores the boundaries of marital punishment and the
moral weight of mercy. This major new edition of this startling
domestic tragedy offers the standard, depth and range associated
with all Arden editions. The on-page commentary notes explain the
language, references and staging issues posed by the text while the
lengthy, illustrated introduction offers a lively overview of the
play's historical, performance and critical contexts. This is the
ideal edition for study and performance.
Elizabethan domestic tragedies depicted the workings of Fortune in
the lives of ordinary people, telling stories of sin, discovery,
punishment and divine mercy, with their settings and
characterization often enhanced by a highly entertaining blend of
realism and sensationalism. Only some half-dozen survive to offset
the dramas of kings and nobles in the tragedies of Shakespeare and
his peers. They combined journalism and entertainment with a
didactic concern, and their plots were often derived from
contemporary events. Arden of Faversham (1592) and A Yorkshire
Tragedy (1608) are both based on chronicles or pamphlets describing
authentic murders, while A Woman Killed with Kindness (1603) by
Thomas Heywood is a fictional creation, considered his masterpiece.
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