The Honorable History of Friar Bacon.Docx

by James Chalker (Editor), Robert Greene

Overview

The Honorable History of Friar Bacon, published posthumously in 1594, was performed by several companies before and after Greene's death. No doubt Friar Bacon's magic and his frolicking devils contributed to the play's popularity. If magic is one this play's subjects, love is the other. Friar Bacon's magical quest for a philosophy-spouting brazen head and his necromantic duel against the German egotist Jaques Vandermast serve as one story line; the love triangle of Prince Edward, his friend Lord Lacy and Margret, the fair maid of Fressingfield, the other.

This modern edition comes with modernized spellings and over 200 notes to the text.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158991059
Publisher:	codpiece
Publication date:	06/17/2017
Series:	codpiece early modern drama , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	213 KB

About the Author

Robert Greene was likely 34 years old when he died in 1592. Probably born in Norwich, names and records being typically unhelpful, he was a university man, obtaining a B.A. from Corpus Christie College, Cambridge, in 1580. He wrote a half dozen or so plays, and numerous pamphlets on a wide range of subjects. He is known today largely for mocking William Shakespeare in a pamphlet published shortly after Greene's death.