The plays and poems of Nicholas Rowe / general editor, Stephen Bernard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, author.

Contributor:

Bernard, Stephen, 1975- editor.

Caines, Michael, editor.

Bullard, Rebecca, 1979- editor.

McTague, John, 1983- editor.

Lockwood, Joe, editor.

Van Hensbergen, Claudine, 1983- editor.

Sowerby, Robin, editor.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Pickering masters series.

The Pickering masters series

Standardized Title:

Works

Language:

English

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2017-

Summary:

"Nicholas Rowe was the first Poet Laureate of the Georgian era. A fascinating and important yet largely overlooked figure in eighteenth-century literature, he is the 'lost Augustan'. His plays are important both for the way they address the political and social concerns of the day and for reflecting a period in which the theatre was in crisis. This edition sets out to demonstrate Rowe's mastery of the early eighteenth century theatre, especially his providing significant roles for women, and examines the political and historical stances of his plays. It also highlights his work as a translator, which was both innovative and deeply in tune with current practices as exemplified by John Dryden and Alexander Pope. This is the first scholarly edition of all Rowe's plays and poems and is accompanied by 15 musical scores and 31 black and white illustrations. In this first volume the early plays, The Ambitious Step-Mother, Tamerlane, and The Fair Penitent are presented, along with a newly written explanatory introduction by Stephen Bernard and Michael Caines which precedes the full edited text. Appendices covering dedications performance history, the related music and textual apparatus are also included. A consolidated bibliography index is included with the final volume for ease of reference."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

V. 1. The early plays / edited by Rebecca Bullard and John McTague

v. 2. The middle period plays / edited by Michael Caines

v. 3. The late plays / edited by Claudine Van Hensbergen

v. 4. Poems / edited by Stephen Bernard ; and Lucan's Pharsalie (books I-III) / edited by Robin Sowerby

v. 5. Lucan's Pharsalie (books IV-X) / edited by Robin Sowerby

V. 1. General introduction / by Stephen Bernard and Michael Caines

Nicholas Rowe: a chronology / by Stephen Bernard and Michael Caines

A note on the editorial policy for the edition / by Stephen Bernard

Introduction to the Ambitious Step-mother, Tamerlane, and The Fair Penitent / by Rebecca Bullard and John McTague

Publication history and textual note to the Ambitious Step-mother, Tamerlane, and the Fair Penitent

The Ambitious Step-mother / edited by Rebecca Bullard

Tamerlane / edited by John McTague

The Fair Penitent / edited by Rebecca Bullard

Appendix A: Dedication to Edward, 7th Earl of Warwick and 4th Earl of Holland (1714) / edited by John McTague

Appendix B: Sir Samuel Garth's prologue to Tamerlane / edited by John McTague

Appendix C: The performance history of the early plays / by Rebecca Bullard and John McTague

Appendix D: A note on the music to Rowe's plays: the music to Tamerlane and The Fair Penitent / edited by Joe Lockwood

Textual apparatus of the early period plays / by Rebecca Bullard and John McTague.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, author. Plays and poems of Nicholas Rowe.

ISBN:

9781848934481

1848934483

9781138762039

1138762032

9781138762046

1138762040

9781138762053

1138762059

9781138762060

1138762067

9781138689657

1138689653

OCLC:

945648448

Publisher Number:

99970149825