Selimus

"Having masterfully edited Marlowe's original for Broadview, Mathew R. Martin now turns his attention to Selimus, one of the so-called 'Sons of Tamburlaine.' Martin's judicious notes, commentary, and appendices ensure that students and scholars alike can make sense of the play's complex web of Machiavellian intrigue, its engagement with contemporary anxieties about atheism, Islam, and empire, and its place in the repertory of the Queen's Men." - Brett Greatley-Hirsch, University of Leeds

"This fine, user-friendly edition does a terrific job of contextualizing and explaining the play, showing its place in Elizabethan theatrical culture and making it newly accessible to readers. It reveals Selimus as not just blood and thunder but also an important document in the history of both Western perceptions of Islam and the emergence of atheism and Machiavellianism as philosophical positions." - Lisa Hopkins, Sheffield Hallam University

"This edition of Selimus gives us a provocative follow-up to Mathew Martin's earlier editorial work on The Jew of Malta and Tamburlaine the Great. With an informative introduction and a wealth of detailed annotations, Martin alerts readers to the play's essential socio-political and cultural contexts, especially those having to do with atheism and with Anglo-Ottoman relations in the medieval and early modern periods. Timely and informative, Martin's Selimus will appeal as much to scholars and students interested in the eclectic canon of Queen's Men plays as to book buyers wanting to expand their knowledge of Elizabethan drama." - Kirk Melnikoff, University of North Carolina Charlotte