Shakespeare, Music and Performance

Shakespeare, Music and Performance
Author: Bill Barclay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2017-04-13
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1107139333

This volume traces the uses of music in Shakespearean performance from the first Globe and Blackfriars to contemporary, global productions.

The Knight of the Burning Pestle

The Knight of the Burning Pestle
Author: Francis Beaumont
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2022-09-20
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1770488707

This volume presents a fresh new edition of the most important play by one of Shakespeare’s most creative contemporaries. Francis Beaumont’s The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a free-wheeling, satirical romp through the world of early modern theatre. Hilarious, outrageous, and unpredictable, Beaumont’s comedy confounded its first audiences, but has since been recognized as a rare comedic gem from the golden age of English playmaking.