The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr. Brinda Charry
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:360
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9781472572257
ClassificationsDewey:822.309
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 11 bw illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date 19 October 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama is a single critical and contextual resource for students embarking on an in-depth exploration of early modern drama, providing both critical insight and accessible contextual information. This companion equips students with the information needed to situate the plays in their socio-political, intellectual and literary contexts. Divided into two parts, it introduces students to the major authors and significant dramatic texts of the period and emphasises the importance of both a historicist and close-reading approach to better engage with these works. The Guide offers: * primary texts from key early modern scholars such as Machiavelli, Heywood and Sidney * contextual information vital to a full understanding of the drama of the period * close readings of 14 of the most widely studied play texts by Shakespeare and his contemporaries * a single resource to accompany any study of early modern drama This is an ideal companion for students of Renaissance drama, offering students and teachers a range of primary contextual sources to illuminate their understanding alongside close critical readings of the major plays of the period.

Author Biography

Brinda Charry is Professor of English at Keene State College, New Hampshire, USA.