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Three Renaissance Travel Plays - (Revels Plays Companion Library) by Tony Parr (Paperback)
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Highlights
- This volume brings together three little-known plays that convey vividly the fascination in early seventeenth-century England with travel and exploration.
- About the Author: Anthony Parr is Professor of English at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
- 352 Pages
- Drama, European
- Series Name: Revels Plays Companion Library
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About the Book
This volume brings together three little-known plays that convey vividly the fascination in early seventeenth-century England with travel and exploration. Three dramas of wandering and adventure which explore the great diversity of responses in the period to the lures of tourism and colonial expansion and to challenges posed by the encounter with exotic places and peoples. Intellectually distinguished edition now available in paperback for the first time. This collection presents modernised texts with an extensive commentary and a full introduction to set the plays in their historical and cultural context.Book Synopsis
This volume brings together three little-known plays that convey vividly the fascination in early seventeenth-century England with travel and exploration. Three dramas of wandering and adventure which explore the great diversity of responses in the period to the lures of tourism and colonial expansion and to challenges posed by the encounter with exotic places and peoples. Intellectually distinguished edition now available in paperback for the first time. This collection presents modernised texts with an extensive commentary and a full introduction to set the plays in their historical and cultural context.From the Back Cover
This volume brings together three little-known plays that convey vividly the fascination in early seventeenth-century England with travel and exploration.. Three dramas of wandering and adventure which explore the great diversity of responses in the period to the lures of tourism and colonial expansion and to challenges posed by the encounter with exotic places and peoples.. Intellectually distinguished edition now available in paperback for the first time.. This collection presents modernised texts with an extensive commentary and a full introduction to set the plays in their historical and cultural context.About the Author
Anthony Parr is Professor of English at the University of the Western Cape, South AfricaDimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: European
Series Title: Revels Plays Companion Library
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Tony Parr
Language: English
Street Date: March 23, 2000
TCIN: 88392810
UPC: 9780719058004
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-4854
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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