The Provoked Wife (Revels Plays)

Author: John Vanbrugh
Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
Keywords: plays, revels, wife, provoked
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1983-07
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 071901526X
ISBN-13: 9780719015267

Book Description:

New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:

• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards
• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings
• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play
• Critical, contextual and staging notes
• Photographs of productions where applicable
• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.

Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike.


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