"This is the new paperback edition of the first fully annotated volume of Ben Jonson's 'The Magnetic Lady' written in 1632. It contains textual and explanatory notes and the text is modernised for student use. The introduction places the play in the context of Jonson's later dramatic and poetic works and discusses the political context of the Caroline court. A performance history of the play and fresh material relating to its seventeenth ..."
For Pleasure and Profit Six Dutch Rhetoricians Plays, Volume Two: Three Classical Plays (MEDIEVAL & RENAIS TEXT STUDIES) by Acmrs Publications, Elsa Streitman, PeterHappe Paperback, 203 Pages, Published 2013 by Acmrs Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-86698-478-2, ISBN: 0-86698-478-X
"Back CoverLongman Literature in English SeriesGeneral Editors:Professor David Carroll and Professor Michael Wheeler (Lancaster University)The Longman Literature in English Series provides students of literature with a critical introduction to the major genres in their historical context. As well as studies on all periods of English and American literature, the series includes books on criticism and literary theory, the intellectual and ..."
"This edition of "The Devil is an Ass" (1616) aims to provide an insight into Jonson's life and work, the theatrical qualities of the play, its political background and its textual history. In his introduction, Peter Happe looks at the special place of the play in Jonson's own life, his interest in London, the theatrical setting of the play and its sources and analogues. There are critical and explanatory commentaries and a glossarial in ..."
Four Morality Plays(Reprint) The Castle of Perseverance / Magnyfycence / King Johan /Ane Satire of the Thie Estaitis (The Penguin English Library) by John Skelton, Johan Bale, David Lindsay, PeterHappe, Uk Penguin Paperback, 720 Pages, Published 1987 by Penguin Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-14-043119-3, ISBN: 0-14-043119-5
"Book by Skelton John Bale Johan Lindsay David"
Mediaeval English Drama A Collection of Critical Essays (Casebook) by PeterHappe Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 1984 by Palgrave Macm ISBN-13: 978-0-333-34083-7, ISBN: 0-333-34083-3
"This volume presents critical appraisals of Medieval drama, particularly in regard to structure and technique, and the appreciation of theatrical qualities. The selection reflects the marked changes in approaches to pre-Renaissance drama, influenced by new perceptions among both scholars and stage-interpreters."
Tudor Interludes (English Library) by PeterHappe Paperback, 440 Pages, Published 1972 by Penguin Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-14-043062-2, ISBN: 0-14-043062-8
"Paperback."
Winter's Tale (Shakespeare Workshop) by William Shakespeare, PeterHappe Paperback, 86 Pages, Published 1969 by Ginn & Co. ISBN-13: 978-0-602-21050-2, ISBN: 0-602-21050-X
"Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running English-to-Dutch thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare was edited for three audiences. The first includes Dutch-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second L ..."
"Humour, pathos and suffering, and the culminating drama of the Crucifixion and Resurrection, give these plays a wonderful immediacy. Their action was conceived on a cosmic scale and all the enthusiasm and vitality of their writing is retained to this day. The energies of whole communities, notably at Chester, York and Wakefield, were devoted to their production and they were to influence later dramatists significantly. The grand design ..."
Les Mysteres Studies in Genre, Text and Theatricality (Ludus - Medieval and Early Renaissance Theatre and Drama) (French Edition) by PeterHappe, Wim H. Sken, Editor-PeterHappé, Editor-Wim Hüsken Paperback, 326 Pages, Published 2012 by Rodopi ISBN-13: 978-90-420-3489-1, ISBN: 90-420-3489-0
"This collection of essays in English by scholars of international standing presents new insights into the contexts in which the fifteenth-century French "mysteres "were created. It is centred upon the remarkable outburst of large-scale plays written for urban production and dealing with biblical and hagiological subjects which transformed the art of theatre in France and gave rise to a new and multi-faceted theatrical culture. Among the ..."
Les Mystères "Studies in Genre, Text and Theatricality" by PeterHappe Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2012 by Brill ISBN-13: 978-94-012-0766-9, ISBN: 94-012-0766-6
"After the rather lively first scenes with the devil in GrébanГs play, the Temptation
and the diablerie following the Temptation are rather flat. ... hellish discussion on
SatanГs temptations and what they tell us about ЈesusГs identity is a little too
serious and polite compared to the first diablerie. It is, then, fair to say that Gréban
used the conventional presentation of stage devils to great effect in the first
diablerie ..."