The Knight of the Burning Pestle
Book Description
Rarely was the device of the play-within-the-play used to more hilarious satirical effect than in this Jacobean burlesque of romantic knight-errantry, which by the late sixteenth-century had been adopted by London's civic elite to ennoble themselves in literature and spectacle. An upright London citizen and his wife `interrupt' a performance of `The London Merchant' at one of London's prestig... More
Book Information
Publisher | A&C Black |
Binding | Kindle Edition (51 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 120 |
ISBN-10 | B003U2T984 |
Publication Date | 01/01/2009 |
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