English Renaissance drama / Peter Womack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Womack, Peter, 1952-

Series:

Blackwell guides to literature.

Blackwell guides to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English drama.

English drama--17th century--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Renaissance--England--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Renaissance.

Physical Description:

vii, 325 p.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford, UK : Blackwell, 2006.

Summary:

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 critical questions. * Examines early modern drama in terms of its characteristic actions, such as cuckolding, flattering, swaggering, going mad, and rising from the dead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-318) and index.

ISBN:

0-470-77984-5

9786611319625

1-78268-835-8

0-470-70401-2

0-470-69009-7

1-281-31962-7

OCLC:

232611763