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Thomas Et Al Dekker - The Witch of Edmonton (Arden Early Modern Drama) - 9781904271529 - V9781904271529
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The Witch of Edmonton (Arden Early Modern Drama)

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Description for The Witch of Edmonton (Arden Early Modern Drama) Paperback. Editor(s): Munro, Lucy. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
On 19 April 1621, a woman named Elizabeth Sawyer was hanged at Tyburn. Her story was on the bookstalls within days and within weeks was adapted for the stage as The Witch of Edmonton. The devil stalks Edmonton in the shape of a large black dog and, just as Elizabeth Sawyer makes her demonic pact, the newlywed Frank Thorney enters into his own dark bargain in the shape of a second, bigamous marriage. Torn between sympathy for Sawyer and Thorney and a clear-eyed assessment of their crimes, the play was the finest and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Arden Early Modern Drama
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904271529
SKU
V9781904271529
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5

About Thomas Et Al Dekker
Lucy Munro is Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at King's College London, UK. She is also Secretary of the Marlowe Society of America, Publicity Officer for the Malone Society, and a member of the Architecture Research Group at Shakespeare's Globe and the steering group of the London Renaissance Seminar.

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