Stukeley Plays

Charles Edelman teaches Literature and Performance at Edith Cowan University, Australia.

• General editors' prefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviations and referencesIntroductionSir Thomas Stukeley'The Battle of the Three Kings''The Battle of Alcazar'Authorship and dateTextThe plotThe play in performanceThe date of the playSourcesThe play'Mislike me not for my complexion''The Famous History of the Life and Death of Captain Thomas StukeleyAuthorshipVersificationThe playThe African sequence and the order of the final scenesConclusionNotes to the introduction'The Battle of Alcazar'Editions and textual conventionsList of charactersThe play'The Famous History of the Life and Death of Captain Thomas StukeleyEditions, textual conventionsList of charactersThe playAppendix I: 'The Battle of Alcazar': Pisano, Jonas and HerculesAppendix II: 'The Battle of Alcazar': The Irish BishopAppendix III: 'Captain Thomas Stukeley': Alternate scene 7

With its detailed introduction and extensive notes, Edelman's editorial work provides an outstanding basis for further study of these previously neglected dramas.