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David and Bathsheba: George Peele

Hardback

Main Details

Title David and Bathsheba: George Peele
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Mathew R. Martin
SeriesThe Revels Plays
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9781784993030
ClassificationsDewey:822.3
Audience
General
Illustrations 1 black & white illustration

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 11 April 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

David and Bathsheba presents a modernised edition of George Peele's explosive biblical drama about the tangled lives, deadly liaisons, and twisted histories of Ancient Israel's royal family. Martin's critical edition is the first modern single-volume edition of the play since 1912 and opens up this unduly neglected gem of English Renaissance drama to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the play's treatment of its biblical and poetic sources, its engagement with Elizabethan politics, and its forceful representations of religious fanaticism, genocide, and sexual violence. Its commentary notes clarify the text's meaning and staging, guide the reader through the play's dramatisation of the turbulent Davidic period of Ancient Israel's history, and place the play in its broader cultural and artistic milieu. Martin's edition aims to encourage new contemporary critical study of Peele's powerful and disturbing drama.

Author Biography

Mathew R. Martin is Full Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Brock University, Canada -- .