A Jovial Crew by Richard Brome (English) Hardcover Book

Description: A Jovial Crew by Richard Brome, Dr Tiffany Stern A Caroline-era stage play first published in 1652, this comedy is about four noble lovers who join the beggar community for a pastoral life of song and dance, only to find that that the reality of vagabond life is quite different from its literary depiction. This edition includes critical commentary as well as appendixes on the plays six songs, and on rogue literature and cant. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars, is a comedy about four noble lovers who join the beggar community for a pastoral life of dance and song. Or is it? Whilst maintaining its unremitting good humour, A Jovial Crew shows that the literary depiction of beggar life, and real beggar life, are profoundly different. Daily aspects of life in the beggar world – poverty, dirt, licentiousness – come as a surprise to the well-born, who are ultimately led to question their own values.The last production mounted before theatres were closed for the English Civil War, A Jovial Crews exploration of class, commonwealth, kinship and kingship shows an intense engagement with contemporary politics. This edition, with dedicated sections on music and language in the play, argues that A Jovial Crew also offers a nostalgic farewell to English theatre. It explores Bromes attitude to performance and print, and follows A Jovial Crew from its first, Caroline staging, to its later manifestations as a Restoration comedy, an eighteenth-century opera, and a twentieth-century proto-Marxist tragicomedy. Author Biography Richard Brome (c.1590-1653) was an English dramatist of the Caroline era who wrote for all the major acting companies and theatres. His career as a playwright was put on hold during one of the longest periods of theatre closure. When theatres reopened during the Restoration, a handful of Bromes plays were performed and republished, and the most successful of these was A Jovial Crew.Tiffany Stern is Professor of Early Modern Drama and Fellow of University College at the University of Oxford, UK. Table of Contents Introduction / Play / Appendices / Index Review The general sense one has from this Arden edition is that it finally refocuses and steadies a work that has been in flux from the moment it was written. Brome himself even included updates and rewrites to include more contemporary allusions when the play was published ten years later. Which isnt to say that Brome has fallen into complete obscurity … [I]n producing this handsome edition, another punctuation mark in theatrical history is emphasised and how lucky we were that it was a comma rather than a full stop. -- Stuart Ian Burns * The Hamlet Weblog * Promotional A Jovial Crew is a seventeenth-century comedy which depicts the imbalance between the literary portrayal of beggar life and its reality. Including detailed notes and commentary, this playtext explores the stage history and considers the music and language in the play. Long Description A Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars, is a comedy about four noble lovers who join the beggar community for a pastoral life of dance and song. Or is it? Whilst maintaining its unremitting good humour, A Jovial Crew shows that the literary depiction of beggar life, and real beggar life, are profoundly different. Daily aspects of life in the beggar world . poverty, dirt, licentiousness . come as a surprise to the well-born, who are ultimately led to question their own values. The last production mounted before theatres were closed for the English Civil War, A Jovial Crews exploration of class, commonwealth, kinship and kingship shows an intense engagement with contemporary politics. This edition, with dedicated sections on music and language in the play, argues that A Jovial Crew also offers a nostalgic farewell to English theatre. It explores Bromes attitude to performance and print, and follows A Jovial Crew from its first, Caroline staging, to its later manifestations as a Restoration comedy, an eighteenth-century opera, and a twentieth-century proto-Marxist tragicomedy. Review Quote The general sense one has from this Arden edition is that it finally refocuses and steadies a work that has been in flux from the moment it was written. Brome himself even included updates and rewrites to include more contemporary allusions when the play was published ten years later. Which isnt to say that Brome has fallen into complete obscurity . [I]n producing this handsome edition, another punctuation mark in theatrical history is emphasised and how lucky we were that it was a comma rather than a full stop. Promotional "Headline" A Jovial Crew is a seventeenth-century comedy which depicts the imbalance between the literary portrayal of beggar life and its reality. Including detailed notes and commentary, this playtext explores the stage history and considers the music and language in the play. Feature Notes and commentary provide a comprehensive and detailed introduction to this humorous play Details ISBN1408130017 Author Dr Tiffany Stern Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series Arden Early Modern Drama Year 2014 ISBN-10 1408130017 ISBN-13 9781408130018 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2014-01-30 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Tiffany Stern DEWEY 822.4 Pages 328 Short Title JOVIAL CREW Language English Media Book Illustrations Yes Imprint The Arden Shakespeare Affiliation The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK UK Release Date 2014-01-30 NZ Release Date 2014-01-30 Audience General AU Release Date 2014-01-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:90829492;

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