The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources
The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources
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Brinda Charry is Professor of English at Keene State College, New Hampshire, USA.
About the AuthorBrinda Charry is Professor of English at Keene State College, New Hampshire, USA.
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. 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 Shake