The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama
An Introduction with Primary Sources
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Drama History & Criticism, British
| Author: | Dr. Brinda Charry | ISBN: | 9781472572264 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | October 19, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dr. Brinda Charry |
| ISBN: | 9781472572264 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | October 19, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare |
| Language: | English |
The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama is a single critical and contextual resource forstudents 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.
The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama is a single critical and contextual resource forstudents 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.
