Dimensions
129 x 198 x 10mm
An updated and accessible edition of this popular Elizabethan play.
A popular Elizabethan play, The Shoemaker's Holiday is one of the earliest examples of 'citizen comedy' plays set in London and dealing with the dominant concerns of metropolitan society - class mobility, sexual intrigue and the pursuit of wealth and status. Against the colourful and vivid backdrop of London's streets, taverns and public buildings, Dekker exposes urban existence, its folly and corruption. This edition has a new extended introduction providing information about Dekker's life and career, the date of the play, the layout of medieval and Elizabethan London, and important literary and theatrical sources or co-texts.
