Size: 10.1' Tall.Download cover art Download CD case insert Edward IIĬhristopher Marlowe's Elizabethan tragedy focuses on the downfall of King Edward II, whose love for his favorite courtier, Piers Gaveston, leads to rebellion.

The contents are tight and clean with light foxing on the endpapers and first and last few pages.

Here Martin Wiggins discusses the play’s depiction of same-sex love, homophobia, power and tragedy. of Marlowes highly controversial Edward II for twenty-five years, Richard Rowlands scholarly edition presents an old-spelling text which adheres more. The case of the book is in very good condition with yellowing and some staining to the vellum on the boards. An introduction to Edward II The British Library The complex portrayal of Edward II’s love for his male favourite Gaveston has fascinated audiences for centuries. The book is bound in full vellum with gold titling on the spine and a colour shield on the front board.

Caslon Old Face and printed by hand on Maillol hand-made paper and bound by James Burns & Co. One of the earliest English history plays, it focuses on the relationship between King Edward II of England and Piers Gaveston, and Edward's murder on the orders of Roger Mortimer. Danson himself admits that 'the barons concern is with the economic and political ramifications of Edwards choices, and all his choices have such ramifications' 20 this does not mean that Edwards sexuality itself becomes a 'sociopoliti-cal offense.' The king makes very bad choices. Shakespeares King John is full of noble poetry and deep knowledge of human life and character, as the old King John. The text of this edition is a facsimile of the first edtion of Christopher Marlowe's (1564-1593) play 'The Troublesome Reign and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England, with the Tragical Fall of Proud Mortimer', with additional shields drawn by Alexina Ogilvie. 206 Edward II or care about Edwards sexual practices. Facsimile edition limited to 500 copies, of which this is number 266.

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