The Knight of the Burning Pestle
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a satirical early 17th-century English play that parodies chivalric romance and theatrical conventions through its meta-theatrical, comic treatment of a grocer’s apprentice turned would-be knight.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Renaissance drama
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comedy ⓘ metatheatrical work ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Francis Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOccupation | grocer’s apprentice ⓘ |
| centralCharacterRole | would-be knight ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| dramaticPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
George
NERFINISHED
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Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasper NERFINISHED ⓘ Luce NERFINISHED ⓘ Nell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafe NERFINISHED ⓘ Venturewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate |
1607
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1608 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1613 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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metatheatre ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | The Knight of the Burning Pestle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | chivalric romance tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Jacobean drama ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
burlesque
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farce ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic treatment of citizen class
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early use of meta-theatrical devices ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Blackfriars Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTheatreCompany | Children of the Blackfriars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies |
chivalric romance
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theatrical conventions ⓘ |
| periodOfSetting | early 17th century ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| structure | play-within-a-play ⓘ |
| theatricalDevice |
audience intervention on stage
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breaking the fourth wall ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of commercialism
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illusion versus reality ⓘ parody of knighthood ⓘ satire of bourgeois taste ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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