The Parnassus Plays by Andrew Hadfield

The Parnassus Plays by Andrew Hadfield

The Parnassus Plays are a trilogy of university plays, written in English rather than Latin at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, possibly by multiple authors. They offer a unique perspective on the student experience, on literary aspiration and economic reality, and on the London literary scene at the height of the English Renaissance. One of the central characters is based on the prose satirist, Thomas Nashe, and the plays comment extensively on other contemporary writers, including Shakespeare. These plays are presented for the first time in a modernised text which reveals their sparkling satire, while addressing issues of economic precarity that will be immediately familiar to a modern audience.

Andrew Hadfield is Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex and a visiting Professor at University College, London

Neil Rhodes is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of St Andrews

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ISBN 13	9781526165527
ISBN 10	152616552X
Title	The Parnassus Plays
Author	Andrew Hadfield
Series	The Revels Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2026-10-13
Number of pages	344
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