The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama An Introduction with Primary Sources (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781472572240)

The Arden Guide to Renaissance Dramais a single critical and contextual resource forstudents 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.

Author: Brinda Charry
ISBN-10: 1472572246
ISBN-13: 9781472572240
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 10/19/2017
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d