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The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources
Hardback
Main Details
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The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dr. Brinda Charry
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:360 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800 Literary studies - plays and playwrights |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781472572257
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Classifications | Dewey:822.309 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
11 bw illus
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
The Arden Shakespeare
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Publication Date |
19 October 2017 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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