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Arden of Faversham

Richardson, Catherine, ed. (2022) Arden of Faversham. Arden Early Modern Drama . Bloomsbury, United Kingdom ISBN 978-1-4742-8929-0. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:93183)

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Abstract

Based on the true story of the murder of Thomas Arden by his wife, her lover and accomplices in 1551, Arden of Faversham is one of the earliest domestic tragedies and a play which has continued to thrill audiences since its first staging. This comprehensive edition situates the play in its social, cultural and political context while exploring its performance and critical history through a range of historical and contemporary productions, including William Poel's Lilies That Fester (1897) and the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2014 production. Throughout, the edition aims to reanimate the play's engagement with the material culture of domestic life, using little-known evidence for the objects and spaces implicated in the murder. The introduction also accounts for recent new thinking about the play's likely authorship, including claims that Shakespeare was a key co-author. The comprehensive, illustrated introduction combined with detailed on-page commentary notes and glosses make this an ideal edition for students and teachers.

Item Type: Edited book
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN441 Literary History
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1600 Drama
P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of English
University-wide institutes > Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries
Depositing User: Catherine Richardson
Date Deposited: 14 Feb 2022 09:47 UTC
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 13:30 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/93183 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Richardson, Catherine: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6168-4192
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