This edition of a famous Elizabethan tragedy has a new commentary on the text, an up-to-date discussion of the play on the stage and a new approach to the authorship question. The play covers social and political issues, and combines farcical elements with a satirical style. The "New Mermaids" series aims to present important play texts in a form that pays particular attention to theatrical elements, and that provides up-to-date critical introductions and commentary notes.
Author Biography
The Editor, Brian Gibbons has been a General Editor of The New Mermaids since 1974 and also a General Editor of The New Cambridge Shakespeare since its inception. He is the author of many articles about English Drama, of two books, Jacobean City Comedy and Shakespeare and Multiplicity, and editor of editions in The New Mermaids as well as The Arden Shakespeare and The New Cambridge Shakespeare
