Love's Victory

Loves Victory by Lady Mary Wroth (15871651) is the first romantic comedy written in English by a woman. The Revels Plays publishes for the first time a fully-authorised, modern spelling edition of the Penshurst manuscript, the only copy of the play containing all five acts, handwritten by Wroth and privately owned by the Viscount De LIsle. Edited by Alison Findlay, Philip Sidney and Michael G. Brennan, their critical introduction provides details of Wroths remarkable life and work as a member of the Sidney family, tracing connections between Loves Victory, her prose and poetry and her familys extensive writings. The editors introduce readers to the influence of court drama on Loves Victory and offer a new account of the plays stage history in productions from 19992018. Extensive commentary notes guiding the modern reader include explanatory glosses, literary references and staging information. -- .