Synopsis
100 Great Monologues from the Renaissance Theatre
Published by Smith & Kraus
A unique Collection of Monologues selected from great Renaissance classics, including:
The Alchemist - Ben Jonson
The Devil's Law Case - John Webster
The Lady of Pleasure - James Shirley
A Mad World, My Masters - Thomas Middleton
The Spanish Tragedy - Thomas Kyd
Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare
A Woman Killed with Kindness - Thomas Heywood
Edward II - Christopher Marlowe
The Knight of the Burning Pestle - Francis Beaumont
The Malcontent - John Marston
Gammer Gurton's Needle - William Stevenson
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay - Robert Greene
Three Judgements at a Blow - Calderon de la Barca
'Tis Pity She's a Whore - John Ford
REVIEWS
"...very serviceable and excellently composed volumes...imaginative selections...a treasure trove of poetic passages steeped in legend, myth and the venerable mores of old England and other distinctly exotic climes. An inspired collection..." ~ Booklist