Description

Book Synopsis
This volume brings together three little-known plays that convey vividly the fascination in early seventeenth-century England with travel and exploration.. Three dramas of wandering and adventure which explore the great diversity of responses in the period to the lures of tourism and colonial expansion and to challenges posed by the encounter with exotic places and peoples.. Intellectually distinguished edition now available in paperback for the first time.. This collection presents modernised texts with an extensive commentary and a full introduction to set the plays in their historical and cultural context.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The Travels of the Three English Brothers
2. The Sea Voyage
3. The Antipodes

Three Renaissance Travel Plays

    Product form

    £15.19

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £15.99 – you save £0.80 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Mon 22 Jun 2026.

    A Paperback by Tony Parr

    Out of stock


      View other formats and editions of Three Renaissance Travel Plays by Tony Parr

      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 3/23/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719058004, 978-0719058004
      ISBN10: 0719058007

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume brings together three little-known plays that convey vividly the fascination in early seventeenth-century England with travel and exploration.. Three dramas of wandering and adventure which explore the great diversity of responses in the period to the lures of tourism and colonial expansion and to challenges posed by the encounter with exotic places and peoples.. Intellectually distinguished edition now available in paperback for the first time.. This collection presents modernised texts with an extensive commentary and a full introduction to set the plays in their historical and cultural context.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. The Travels of the Three English Brothers
      2. The Sea Voyage
      3. The Antipodes

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account