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Common Conditions (1576) Roberta Barker

Common Conditions (1576) By Roberta Barker

Common Conditions (1576) by Roberta Barker


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A photofacsimile edition of the anonymous Elizabethan play, "Common Conditions". This volume itself is an instance of the transition from the late medieval morality play toward the emergent early theatrical genres of comedy and romance. It is for students of early modern drama, of bibliography and of book ownership and reading.

Common Conditions (1576) Summary

Common Conditions (1576): An Excellent and Pleasant Comedy, Termed After the Name of the Vice, Common Conditions by Roberta Barker

This is a photofacsimile edition of the only known surviving copy of the first quarto edition of the anonymous Elizabethan play, "Common Conditions" (1576). As the volume's brief introduction shows, this quarto is of outstanding scholarly interest for a number of reasons. The play itself is an important instance of the transition from the late medieval morality play toward the emergent early modern theatrical genres of comedy and romance. The surviving copy of the first quarto, now owned by the Elizabethan Club at Yale University, was long believed lost; it offers the only complete available text of the play. Furthermore, this quarto contains interesting annotations and revisions in an early modern hand, which are clearly visible in the facsimile. This volume will thus be of interest to students of early modern drama, of bibliography and of book ownership and reading.

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GOR007237132
9780197290446
0197290442
Common Conditions (1576): An Excellent and Pleasant Comedy, Termed After the Name of the Vice, Common Conditions by Roberta Barker
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
2005-01-27
86
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