A New Companion to Renaissance Drama provides an invaluable summary of past and present scholarship surrounding the most popular and influential literary form of its time. Original interpretations from leading scholars set the scene for important paths of future inquiry.
- A colorful, comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the material conditions of Renaissance plays, England's most important dramatic period
- Contributors are both established and emerging scholars, with many leading international figures in the discipline
- Offers a unique approach by organizing the chapters by cultural context, theatre history, genre studies, theoretical applications, and material studies
- Chapters address newest departures and future directions for Renaissance drama scholarship
- Arthur Kinney is a world-renowned figure in the field
List of Illustrations x
Notes on Contributors xi
Acknowledgments xviii
Introduction 1
Arthur F. Kinney and Thomas Warren Hopper
Part I Context 9
1 The Politics of Renaissance England 11
Norman Jones
2 Continental Influences 21
Lawrence F. Rhu
3 Medieval and Reformation Roots 35
Raphael Falco
4 Popular Culture and the Early Modern Stage 51
Sophie Chiari and Francois Laroque
5 Multiculturalism and Early Modern Drama 65
Scott Oldenburg
6 London and Westminster 75
Ian W. Archer
7 Travel and Trade 88
William H. Sherman
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