Introductions, Notes, and Commentaries to Texts in 'The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker': Volume 3, The Roaring Girl; If this...

Introductions, Notes, and Commentaries to Texts in 'The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker': Volume 3, The Roaring Girl; If this...
ISBN-10
0521223369
ISBN-13
9780521223362
Category
Literary Collections / General
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
1981-04-16
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Cyrus Henry Hoy

Description

Companion guide to the third volume of Dekker's plays, with introductions and commentary on The Roaring Girl, If this be Not a Good Play, the Devil is in it, Troia-Nova Triumphans, Match me in London, The Virgin Martyr, The Witch of Edmonton and The Wonder of a Kingdom.

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