by Brinda Charry (Author)
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.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 362
Edition: HPOD
Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
Published: 19 Oct 2017
ISBN 10: 1472572254
ISBN 13: 9781472572257
Book Overview: An introductory textbook which introduces students to key renaissance dramas and locates them in their historical and cultural contexts