The Honorable History of Friar Bacon.Docx

The Honorable History of Friar Bacon, published posthumously in 1594, was performed by several companies before and after Greene's death. No doubt Friar Bacon's magic and his frolicking devils contributed to the play's popularity. If magic is one this play's subjects, love is the other. Friar Bacon's magical quest for a philosophy-spouting brazen head and his necromantic duel against the German egotist Jaques Vandermast serve as one story line; the love triangle of Prince Edward, his friend Lord Lacy and Margret, the fair maid of Fressingfield, the other.

This modern edition comes with modernized spellings and over 200 notes to the text.