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The Old Wife's Tale

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Old Wife's Tale
Authors and Contributors      By (author) George Peele
Edited by Charles Whitworth
SeriesNew Mermaids
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 126
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9780713642704
ClassificationsDewey:822.3
Audience
A / AS level
Undergraduate
General
Illustrations c 5 photographs/line drawings

Publishing Details
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publication Date 28 June 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

New Mermaids are modern-spelling, fully-annotated editions of important English plays. Each volume includes a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, textual details, a bibliography and information about the staging of the play.

Author Biography

George Peele (1556-1596) was an English dramatist. He experimented in a variety of forms, including the pageant, history, pastoral, comedy and melodrama, but is most famous for his work The Old Wives Tale, that blends folklore and romance. His other works include The Arraignment of Paris, Edward I, The Battle of Alcazar, and The Love of King David and Fair Bethsabe.