A King and No King: Beaumont and Fletcher

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This fully annotated version makes available on one of the most popular and influential plays by Beaumont and Fletcher, young contemporaries of Shakespeare. In discussing sources and stage history, the critical introduction challenges the common modern devaluation of these playwrights and offers a fresh, historically informed interpretation. -- .

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'Bliss provides the play with much needed breathing space in her fine introduction - Lee Bliss and the Manchester University Press have produced an edition of a fascinating play to the Revels Play's usual high standards.' Elliott Kendall, TLS 7 October 2005

Author Bio

Lee Bliss is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara