ARDEN GUIDE TO RENAISSANCE DRAMA

An Introduction with Primary Sources

Cover Art for 9781472572240, ARDEN GUIDE TO RENAISSANCE DRAMA by Brinda Charry
ISBN: 9781472572257
Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
Published: 19 October, 2017
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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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.

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