The Old Wives Tale (Classic Reprint): A Play: A Play (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Unearth the sources and stagecraft behind Peele's Old Wives' Tale

Explore how George Peele drew on fairy tales and legends to shape this early drama, and learn how the play was presented on stage. The book surveys Peele’s life, the tales he adapted, and the musical and theatrical choices used in a mid-century production. It places Peele among the university wits who influenced Elizabethan drama and explains how folktale motifs and audience nostalgia shape the work.

• Identify the four principal fairy tales Peele used (Childe Roland, Sleeping Beauty, Jack the Giant Killer, and The Three Heads of the Well) and how they frame the plot.
• See how music and live performance were integrated in a Middlebury production, with notes on specific adaptations and performers.
• Learn about scholarly reception, including former critics and researchers who connected the play to broader fairy-tale traditions.
• Get a concise look at the play’s setting, themes, and stage devices that help recreate the mythic atmosphere for modern readers.

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