The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama An Introduction with Primary Sources
Synopsis
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 dramaThis 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.Book details
- Author:
- Brinda Charry
- ISBN:
- 9781472572271
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781472572240
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Pages:
- 360
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2018-10-22
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Copyright by:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Drama, Plays and Theater, History, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction