By Thomas Dekker
March 01, 1999
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By Anonymous, Nicola Bennett
May 22, 2014
The Merry Devil of Edmonton lay unperformed from the early seventeenth century until the 1980s. Dating from around 1604, it was first published in 1608 and was performed at the Globe Theatre by the King's Men. With its scenes of magic, deer poaching, and abduction from a nunnery, The Merry Devil of...
By Barnabe Barnes
March 01, 1999
First Published in 1999. 'Our subject is of blood and tragedy, Murther, foul incest and hypocrisy'. In the sensational history of Borgias, Barnabe Barnes found a theme tailor-made for the dark and lurid imaginings of the Jacobean stage. And then he spiced it up a little. This vigorous play was ...
By John Fletcher
March 01, 1999
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
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By Tiffany Stern, Anonymous
December 06, 2012
Performed at the Globe Theater in 1605, King Leir is presumed to be a prime source for Shakespeare. Although the story is the same, in this anonymous version the ending is happy. This is the first time this fascinating work is published in a single-play edition...
