The Three Estates: A Pleasant Satire in Commendation of Virtue and in Vituperation of Vice

ISBN-13: 9781840142044 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 240 str.

David Lindsay

Opis

This is the first ever English translation of Sir David Lindsay's masterpiece of 16th century Scottish political theatre, Ane pleasant satyre of the thrie estaitis in commendation of vertew and vituperatioune of vyce. The work's importance lies in its status as well-known piece of national literature, and as a historical document of interest to historians of Scottish and European court politics. The verse translation available here is of over 3,000 lines, in an edition which combines a historical and critical introduction with the possibilities of modern performance. Besides issues of text and translation, the introduction examines the background of Scotland in 1552, the author and his audience, the play's performance history and its position as a Renaissance text.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; The background: Scotland in 1552; Author and audience; Performance history; A Renaissance reading; Making the English version; The Three Estates: Dramatis personae; The play: Part one; The play: Part two; Appendices: ’Proclamation made in Cupar in Fife’; The cobbler’s divorce; Common theft and public oppression; The doctor of divinity’s sermon: the middle passage; The acts; The hanging of common theft; The folly episode; Notes about the characters; The report of the Linlithgow interlude; Bibliography.

O autorze

Nigel Mace