num_pages: 124
description: New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standardsTextual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readingsGlossing notes explaining obscure words and word-playCritical, contextual and staging notesPhotographs of productions where applicableA full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike.
language: English
title: The Knight of the Burning Pestle
titlecomplete: The Knight of the Burning Pestle (New Mermaids)
characters: 1st Captive Knight, Citizen (George), A Tapster, Luce Venturewell, the Merchant's daughter, Tim, a Squire, A Boy that dances and sings, Captive Woman, Pompiona, daughter to the King of Moldavia, An Host, 2nd Captive Knight, Michael "Mick" Merrythought, a second son of Mistress Merrythought, Citizen's Wife (Nell), Charles Merrythought, George Greengoose, butcher, Jasper Merrythought, his Apprentice, William Hammerton, pewterer, Prologue, Mistress Merrythought, Jasper's mother, Venturewell, a rich Merchant, 3rd Captive Knight, Rafe, A Barber (Nicholas), George, a Dwarf, Master Humphrey, a friend to the Merchant, A Sergeant
genres: Fiction, Plays, British Literature, Drama, 17th Century, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, College
ratings_count: 879
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc