The Renegado

by Philip Massinger

Book Overview

The Renegado is one of the most shamelessly entertaining plays of its age, fetching its inspiration from a number of works by Cervantes, based on his own experiences as a captive in Algiers. Introducing the eroticized captivity narrative to the English stage, Massinger's tragicomedy combines it with the long-popular romance motif of a Christian hero's conquest of an exotic princess. But even as it indulges in romantic fantasy, The Renegado...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904271618
• ISBN13: 9781904271611
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"