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

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

by Brinda Charry (Author)

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 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.

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More Information

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

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