Series: Revels Student Editions

Ben Jonson's Volpone (1605) is one of the most famous comedies of early modern Europe, translated into many languages and frequently revived on stage. This student edition has a carefully modernised text, aimed at undergraduates, theatrical producers and actors of the play. The introduction presents new material about Volpone's debt to the popular Reynard beast epic and Italian commedia dell...

The Changeling by N. Bawcutt offers a competitive price and format for readers looking to delve into this key Renaissance text. This edition is a compacted and up-to-date version of the earlier Revels Plays edition by the same editor. It takes into account more recent critical works, ensuring readers have access to the latest insights and discussions surrounding the text....

Of all of Jonson's plays, Bartholomew Fair with its focus on the conflict between a carnivalesque enjoyment of the flesh and society's desire for order and control, speaks most directly to the modern audience. This edition is the first to use the findings of feminist scholarship in examining the play's concern with forced marriage, pregnancy, sexual commerce and widowhood. Glosses...

Expanded footnotes are designed to help readers at all levels of familiarity with Elizabethan drama. There is an emphasis on the play as a theatre text, including informative stage directions. The introduction is stimulating and makes a notable break from the orthodox style. Tamburlaine the Great (Revels Student Edition) is an essential read for those interested in Elizabethan theatre and...