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Dick of Devonshire

By Thomas Heywood

By Kate Ellis

Dick of Devonshire
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  • Price: £85.00
  • ISBN: 9780719099366
  • Publish Date: Dec 2024
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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    Book Information

    • Format: Hardcover
    • Pages: 192
    • Price: £85.00
    • Published Date: December 2024
    • Series: The Revels Plays

    Description

    Dick of Devonshire by Thomas Heywood dramatises England's disastrous 1625 Cadiz expedition through the story of a foot-soldier turned national hero. For the first time, The Revels Plays publishes a scholarly modern-spelling edition of this unduly overlooked play, together with an anthology of its source material. The play, written in 1626, exists in only one contemporary manuscript, now contained in MS Egerton 1994. There is no evidence that the work was printed or performed in its time, and until now, its authorship has remained uncertain. Ellis's critical introduction analyses new data that uncovers the play's authorship, playing company, and playhouse for the first time, as well as exploring the occasion of the play, its textual and theatrical histories, and its stagecraft. Commentary notes guiding the modern reader include explanatory glosses, literary references, and notes on historical context.

    Contents

    Introduction
    The Quest For Authorship
    Date And Sources
    The Play
    The Text
    Theatrical History
    Stagecraft
    The Occasion Of The Play
    Anglo-Spanish Relations In The Play
    The Present Edition
    Select Bibliography
    Notes
    Index

    Author

    Kate Ellis is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter

    Dick of Devonshire

    By Kate Ellis

    Hardcover £85.00 / $130.00

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