The Old Wife's Tale
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Old Wife's Tale
By (Author) George Peele
Edited by Charles Whitworth
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
1st January 1995
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Literary studies: general
822.3
Physical Properties
Paperback
75
Width 126mm, Height 198mm
110g
Description
New Mermaids are modern-spelling, fully-annotated editions of important English plays. Each volume includes a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, textual details, a bibliography and information about the staging of the play.
Author Bio
George Peele (1556-1596) was an English dramatist. He experimented in a variety of forms, including the pageant, history, pastoral, comedy and melodrama, but is most famous for his work The Old Wives Tale, that blends folklore and romance. His other works include The Arraignment of Paris, Edward I, The Battle of Alcazar, and The Love of King David and Fair Bethsabe.
