| Philaster: Or Love Lies A-Bleeding: By Beaumont and Fletcher Contributor(s): Gurr, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719064856 ISBN-13: 9780719064852 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 Annotation: Written in 1609 for Shakespeare's company, "Philaster" is one of the most ambitious works of literary collaboration ever attempted. Whereas only the lowest potboiling third of the dramatic repertory of the time was produced by multiple authorship, this hybrid drama by a pair of young dramatists was also a new type of tragicomedy. Its success led the play to be performed for over thirty years and made Beaumont and Fletcher the only authors besides Shakespeare and Jonson to be granted the accolade of a posthumous collection of their plays in Folio. Andrew Gurr's substantial commentary and notes have never been surpassed since the first publication of the edition and joins the list of over thirty plays currently published in The Revels Plays. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 822.3 |
| Lexile Measure: 1060 |
| Series: Revels Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.7" W x 8.48" (0.65 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now back in print after a lengthy absence, one of the most enduring plays of its time. Edited by the renowned scholar, and recent advisor to the Globe Theatre, Andrew Gurr. No real competition for this singular play. Joins the now very impressive roster of The Revels Plays, almost thirty of which are now in print. |