Love's Victory - (Revels Plays) by Alison Findlay & Philip Sidney & Michael G Brennan & Richard Dutton (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>Love's Victory</i> is the first romantic comedy written in English by a woman, and this Revels edition is the first fully-authorised, modern spelling edition of this play by Lady Mary Wroth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Love's Victory</i> by Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1651) is the first romantic comedy written in English by a woman. The Revels Plays publishes for the first time a fully-authorised, modern spelling edition of the Penshurst manuscript, the only copy of the play containing all five acts, handwritten by Wroth and privately owned by the Viscount De L'Isle. Edited by Alison Findlay, Philip Sidney and Michael G. Brennan, their critical introduction provides details of Wroth's remarkable life and work as a member of the Sidney family, tracing connections between <i>Love's Victory, </i>her prose and poetry and her family's extensive writings. The editors introduce readers to the influence of court drama on <i>Love's Victory </i>and offer a new account of the play's stage history in productions from 1999-2018. Extensive commentary notes guiding the modern reader include explanatory glosses, literary references and staging information.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><i>Love's Victory</i> by Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1651) is the first romantic comedy written in English by a woman. The Revels Plays publishes for the first time a fully authorised, modern spelling edition of the play based on the Penshurst manuscript, the only copy of the play containing all five acts, held at Penshurst Place in Kent. The critical introduction provides details of Wroth's remarkable life and work as a pioneering female author and a member of the Sidney family, tracing connections between <i>Love's Victory</i>, her prose and poetry and her family's extensive writings. The editors introduce readers to the influence of court drama on <i>Love's Victory</i> and offer a new account of the play's stage history in productions from 1999 to 2018. Extensive commentary notes guiding the modern reader include explanatory glosses, literary references and information on staging.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Alison Findlay is Professor of Renaissance Drama in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University Philip Sidney is an independent scholar living and working in Kent Michael G. Brennan is Professor of Renaissance Literature at the University of Leeds
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