{"product_id":"a-companion-to-renaissance-drama-hardback-9780631219507","title":"A Companion to Renaissance Drama (Hardback) 9780631219507","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Renaissance Drama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eArthur F. Kinney (Edited by), AF Kinney (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631219507, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 April 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e648 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 5.3 cm, 1.334 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This collection contains a wealth of information about the vast and rich domain of Renaissance drama. Always lively, the essays display state-of-the-art scholarship on the plays, the playwrights, the theater, and the culture of Early Modern England. It will be an indispensible scholarly resource for those interested in the entirety of the Renaissance theatrical world, an arena which, as this volume definitively confirms, encompassed a rich array of playmakers and theatrical forms.\" \u003ci\u003eJean Howard, Columbia University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Serious first-time readers of Renaissance drama, as well as veteran teachers looking for a credible source of current information, will likely find this substantial volume of great utility.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis expansive, inter-disciplinary guide to Renaissance plays and the world they played to gives readers a colorful overview of England's great dramatic age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an expansive and inter-disciplinary approach to Renaissance plays and the world they played to.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a colourful and comprehensive overview of the material conditions of England's most important dramatic period.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives readers facts and data along with up-to-date interpretation of the plays.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the drama in terms of its cultural agency, its collaborative nature, and its ideological complexity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors xii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments xviii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Dramatic World of the Renaissance 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArthur F. Kinney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE The Drama’s World 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Politics of Renaissance England 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNorman Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Political Thought and the Theater, 1580–1630 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnabel Patterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Religious Persuasions, c.1580–c.1620 40\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLori Anne Ferrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Social Discourse and the Changing Economy 50\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLee Beier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 London and Westminster 68\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan W. Archer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Vagrancy 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Carroll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Family and Household 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Ingram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Travel and Trade 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam H. Sherman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Everyday Custom and Popular Culture 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Bristol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Magic and Witchcraft 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah Willis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO The World of Drama 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Playhouses 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHerbert Berry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Transmission of an English Renaissance Play-Text 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrace Ioppolo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Playing Companies and Repertory 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoslyn L. Knutson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Must the Devil Appear?: Audiences, Actors, Stage Business 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eS. P. Cerasano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 “The Actors are Come Hither”: Traveling Companies 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Greenfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Jurisdiction of Theater and Censorship 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Dutton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE Kinds of Drama 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Medieval and Reformation Roots 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRaphael Falco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Academic Drama 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert S. Knapp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 “What Revels are in Hand?”: Performances in the Great Households 266\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuzanne Westfall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Progresses and Court Entertainments 281\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Malcolm Smuts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Civic Drama 294\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence Manley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Boy Companies and Private Theaters 314\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Shapiro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Revenge Tragedy 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEugene D. Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Staging the Malcontent in Early Modern England 336\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Thornton Burnett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 City Comedy 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn A. Twyning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Domestic Tragedy: Private Life on the Public Stage 367\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLena Cowen Orlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Romance and Tragicomedy 384\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaurice Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Gendering the Stage 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlison Findlay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Closet Drama\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarta Straznicky 416\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR Dramatists 431\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Continental Influences 433\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence F. Rhu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Christopher Marlowe 446\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmily C. Bartels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Ben Jonson 464\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eW. David Kay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Sidney, Cary, Wroth 482\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret Ferguson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Thomas Middleton 507\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Jowett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Beaumont and Fletcher 524\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLee Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Collaboration 540\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip C. McGuire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 John Webster 553\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElli Abraham Shellist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 John Ford 567\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMario DiGangi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 584\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52405570339096,"sku":"9780631219507","price":160.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631219507.jpg?v=1784136828","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-renaissance-drama-hardback-9780631219507","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}