The Knight Of The Burning Pestle

The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a play written by Francis Beaumont in the 17th century. The play is a satirical comedy that parodies the chivalric romances of the time. The story follows a group of actors who are performing a play called The London Merchant when two audience members, a grocer and his wife, interrupt the performance and demand that their apprentice, Rafe, be given a role in the play. The grocer and his wife then proceed to insert themselves into the play, improvising their own scenes and disrupting the original plot. The play-within-a-play format allows for a commentary on the conventions of the theater and the social hierarchy of the time. The Knight of the Burning Pestle is considered a significant work of early modern drama and has been praised for its innovative structure and humor.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.