Stukeley Plays The Battle of Alcazar by George Peele, The Famous History of the Life And Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley

The first modern-spelling, annotated edition of the two plays in which the notorious Thomas Stukeley is a major character. Features an extensive introduction dicussing the plays' authorship, their many textual problems, and what they reveal about Elizabethan performance practices. Challenges traditional assumptions that these plays are unperformable, and shows them to be worthwhile and fascinating examples from the most exciting age in theatre history. Features full textual commentary.Edelman, Charles is the author of 'Stukeley Plays The Battle of Alcazar by George Peele, The Famous History of the Life And Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley', published 2005 under ISBN 9780719062346 and ISBN 0719062349.