Philaster

Philaster is a tragicomedy by Beaumont and Fletcher which has much in common with Shakespeare''s late plays such as The Winter''s Tale.
Set in a fictionalised Sicily, it has the complex plot of love,
disguise and the threat of death much loved by early modern
theatre-goers.

This edition provides an authoritative, modernised text by a leading
scholar with detailed on-page commentary notes giving readers...