The Stukeley plays
'The Battle of Alcazar' by George Peele and 'The Famous History of the Life and Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley
Edited by Charles Edelman, Charles Edelman, series edited by Martin White
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The first modern-spelling, annotated edition of the two plays in which the notorious Thomas Stukeley is a major character; Features an extensive introduction dicussing the plays' authorship, their many textual problems, and what they reveal about Elizabethan performance practices; Challenges traditional assumptions that these plays are unperformable, and shows them to be worthwhile and fascinating examples from the most exciting age in theatre history; Features full textual commentary
Contributor Bio
Charles Edelman teaches Literature and Performance at Edith Cowan University, Australia
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