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English Renaissance Drama
Peter Womack
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Description for English Renaissance Drama
Paperback. The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642. * Places emphasis on those plays that are readily available in modern editions and can sometimes to be seen in modern productions, including Shakespeare. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642.
The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642.
- Places emphasis on those plays that are readily available in modern editions and can sometimes to be seen in modern productions, including Shakespeare.
- Provides students with the historical, literary and theatrical contexts they need to make sense of Renaissance drama.
- Includes a series of short biographies of playwrights during this period.
- Features close analyses of more than 20 plays, each of which draws attention to what makes a particular play interesting and identifies relevant ... Read more
- Examines early modern drama in terms of its characteristic actions, such as cuckolding, flattering, swaggering, going mad, and rising from the dead.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Guides to Literature
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631226307
SKU
V9780631226307
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Ref
99-50
About Peter Womack
Peter Womack is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of East Anglia. He is the co-author of English Drama: A Cultural History (Blackwell Publishing, 1996), and the author of Improvement and Romance: Constructing the Myth of the Highlands (1989) and Ben Jonson (Blackwell Publishing, 1986).
Reviews for English Renaissance Drama
“A book surveying the field by introducing as many as twenty-one dramatists and generally considering the London theatrical culture between the 1570s and 1642. Among the key texts commented on are two of Shakespeare’s tragedies, namely Hamlet … and King Lear … .The book is of good use to readers needing a guide to the historical, literary and theatrical contexts ... Read more