Description
Book SynopsisThe first modern-spelling, annotated edition of the two plays in which Thomas Stukeley, the notorious courtier, pirate, adventurer and soldier is a major character -- .
Trade ReviewWith its detailed introduction and extensive notes, Edelman's editorial work provides an outstanding basis for further study of these previously neglected dramas. -- .
Table of ContentsGeneral editors' preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and references
Introduction
Sir Thomas Stukeley
'The Battle of the Three Kings'
'The Battle of Alcazar'
Authorship and date
Text
The plot
The play in performance
The date of the play
Sources
The play
'Mislike me not for my complexion'
'The Famous History of the Life and Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley
Authorship
Versification
The play
The African sequence and the order of the final scenes
Conclusion
Notes to the introduction
'The Battle of Alcazar'
Editions and textual conventions
List of characters
The play
'The Famous History of the Life and Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley
Editions, textual conventions
List of characters
The play
Appendix I: 'The Battle of Alcazar': Pisano, Jonas and Hercules
Appendix II: 'The Battle of Alcazar': The Irish Bishop
Appendix III: 'Captain Thomas Stukeley': Alternate scene 7
