English Dramatic Interludes, 1300-1580: A Reference Guide

by Darryll Grantley

Overview

Darryll Grantley has created a guide to that genre of entertainment, known as the Interlude. Starting in the fourteenth century, Interludes included a variety of works not considered part of cycle plays. This easy-to-use reference guide 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521820783
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/05/2004
Pages:	444
Product dimensions:	6.22(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.26(d)

About the Author

Darryll Grantley is Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Drama, Film and Visual Arts, University of Kent.

Table of Contents

List of plays and fragments; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Plays; Index of characters; Index of songs; Biographical notes on authors; List of closet plays in English and non-cycle drama not in English; Bibliography; Further reading.

Editorial Reviews

"The guide is well-organized, highly informative, and well-written and will prove an asset to students and seasoned scholars alike." Political Science Quarterly

"the book's content and many features are excellent. Although most readers will not read the entire book as the reviewer did, reading it thus reveals the rich variety in the plays Grantley surveyed. His entries are extremely thorough and their contents suggest areas for further research. Finally, Grantley's bibliographies are especially helpful because they include works in languages other than English and both recent and older criticism. Overall, the book provides researchers with a wealth of materials to draw on for years." - Sixteenth Century Journal Laura Feitzinger, Brown, Converse College

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