{"product_id":"the-knight-of-the-burning-pestle-9781554815197","title":"The Knight of the Burning Pestle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents a fresh new edition of the most important play by one of Shakespeare’s most creative contemporaries. Francis Beaumont’s \u003ci\u003eThe Knight of the Burning Pestle\u003c\/i\u003e is a free-wheeling, satirical romp through the world of early modern theatre. Hilarious, outrageous, and unpredictable, Beaumont’s comedy confounded its first audiences but has since been recognized as a singular comedic gem from the golden age of English playmaking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTodd Pettigrew’s new \u003ci\u003eBroadview Edition\u003c\/i\u003e provides an engaging and up-to-date introduction to the play, a clean, modern edition of the text, and detailed annotations. A rich selection of historical appendices provides additional ways to understand the play’s complex literary allusions and cultural contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This excellent edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Knight of the Burning Pestle\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for use in the classroom, the theatre, and the study. Todd H.J. Pettigrew’s smart and accessible introduction locates Beaumont’s popular comedy within the context of early modern theatrical conventions, emphasizing the many ways in which it deploys satire to complicate and challenge familiar dramatic tropes and structures. Convenient accounts of the playwright’s biography and of the authorship, dating, and reception history of the play are included, and the text itself is thoughtfully and clearly glossed. Most excitingly, the volume’s rich appendices include a fascinating array of intertexts for the play, including excerpts from early modern romances, accounts of theatrical and medical practices, and discussions about tobacco use.” — Jessica Slights, Acadia University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDICES Appendix A: Knights to Remember\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eThe History of Palmerin D’Oliva\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e (1605\/1612) by Miguel De Cervantes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAppendix B: The Theatre\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Gull’s Hornbook\u003c\/em\u003e (1609), by Thomas Dekker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e (1606) by William Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Four Prentices of London\u003c\/em\u003e (1592) by Thomas Heywood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAppendix C: Surgeons, Surgery, and Syphilis\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eMorbus Gallicus\u003c\/em\u003e (1579) by William Clowes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Short Discovery\u003c\/em\u003e (1612) by John Cotta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAppendix D: “This stinking Tobacco”\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Metamorphosis of Tobacco\u003c\/em\u003e (1602) by John Beaumont\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eA Counterblaste to Tobacco\u003c\/em\u003e (1604) by James I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.\tFrom \u003cem\u003eTarlton’s Jests \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041313718615,"sku":"9781554815197","price":17.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781554815197.jpg?v=1750949773","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-knight-of-the-burning-pestle-9781554815197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}