Books in the The Revels Plays series

Presents a commentary on "Love's Sacrifice". This book includes a survey of critical responses, an overview of the play, stage history, and a bibliography of relevant secondary material. It is of use to students of Early Modern drama to specialists in the field.

States that "Epicene" is one of the most widely-studied of Johnson's plays. This book analyzed the play as originally written for the newly formed Children of the Queen's Revels, and performed at the little-known Whitefriars Theatre. It discusses the composition of the play, which took place during a critical period in Jonson's life and career.

A new in paperback edition of this first play by John Marston to be performed by the revived Paul's Company in 1599. Fully annotated with critical introduction and full commentary. -- .

Set in Ancient Rome, "Poetaster" offers one of the first and most subtle statements in English of the Augustan cultural ideal. Jonson contrasts Augustus' wise rule with an English polity dominated by malice, intrigue and envy. This text examines these different strands interwoven by Jonson.

In the REVELS PLAYS series, this book contains the text of the play and also its history and background together with a critical interpretation that takes account of its social, historical and theatrical context. It examines the relationship between the three authors and the problem of their collaboration. Aimed at students of Renaissance drama.

An authoritative edition of one of the most popular plays in Elizabethan and Jacobean England -- .

The first single-volume edition of this play in almost 500 years, widely rated by critics as Philip Massinger's best work -- .

Back in print after a lengthy absence, this is one of the most enduring plays of its time, edited by scholar and recent advisor to the Globe Theatre, Andrew Gurr. It joins the roster of "The Revels Plays", almost 30 of which are now in print.

An annotated edition of an important Jacobean comedy, which is currently receiving attention from critics and on stage because the leading character is based on a famous personality of the time, Moll Cutpurse.

Based on the 1633 quarto, which is shown to be more authentic than most scholars had allowed. The text includes an account of the sources of the play, with discussion of Marlowe's knowledge of Mediterranean history, and consideration of Elizabethan Machiavellianism.

Fully annotated edition of the most powerful of Beaumont and Fletcher's plays -- .

This new edition of Jonson's great Roman tragedy provides fresh information on the play, its author and the Jacobean text. The text is based on extensive collation of the 1605 and 161 version and takes the earlier version as "copy-text".

A lively and ambitious satire in which Ben Jonson takes a stand on various developments in later Jacobean society. It offers a modernised text based on a collation of the 1631-40 folio, together with an introduction and a commentary which sets Jonson's art in its social and intellectual context.

A play that offers an unusually cynical assessment of the social and familial displacements, and the alienation and loss of cultural memory so characteristic of life in the great metropolis of early modern London.

Two of John Lyly's most engaging plays -- .

A comical satire about envy and aspiration amongst the ambitious middle classes, who think happiness is to be found in fame and material fortune. It exposes the importance of seeing and judging the world as it is and not being duped by its pretences.