{"product_id":"renaissance-drama-an-anthology-of-plays-and-entertainments-paperback","title":"Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur F. Kinney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid a. Katz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRENAISSANCE DRAMA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience the best and most noteworthy works of Renaissance drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Third Edition of \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest installment of a groundbreaking collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. Covering not only the popular drama of the period, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama\u003c\/i\u003e includes masques, Lord Mayor shows, royal performances, and the popular mystery plays of the time. The selections fairly represent the variety and quality of Renaissance drama and they include works of scholarly and literary interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work included in this edition comes with an insightful and illuminating introduction that places the piece in its historical and cultural context, with accompanying text explaining the significance of each piece and the ways in which it interacts with other works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe famous entertainment for Elizabeth at Kenilworth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Peele's remarkably inventive \u003ci\u003eThe Old Wives' Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe oft-forgotten history of \u003ci\u003eThomas of Woodstock\u003c\/i\u003e, predecessor to Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Lyly's \u003ci\u003eGallathea\u003c\/i\u003e, a work which explores gender and love, written for the Children's Company at Saint Paul's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBen Johnson's \u003ci\u003eVolpone\u003c\/i\u003e and the controversial \u003ci\u003eEpicoene\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for scholars, teachers, and readers of the English Renaissance, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even a passing interest in the drama of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience the best and most noteworthy works of Renaissance drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Third Edition of \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest installment of a groundbreaking collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. Covering not only the popular drama of the period, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama\u003c\/i\u003e includes masques, Lord Mayor shows, royal performances, and the popular mystery plays of the time. The selections fairly represent the variety and quality of Renaissance drama and they include works of scholarly and literary interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work included in this edition comes with an insightful and illuminating introduction that places the piece in its historical and cultural context, with accompanying text explaining the significance of each piece and the ways in which it interacts with other works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe famous entertainment for Elizabeth at Kenilworth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Peele's remarkably inventive \u003ci\u003eThe Old Wives' Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe oft-forgotten history of \u003ci\u003eThomas of Woodstock\u003c\/i\u003e, predecessor to Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Lyly's \u003ci\u003eGallathea\u003c\/i\u003e, a work which explores gender and love, written for the Children's Company at Saint Paul's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBen Johnson's \u003ci\u003eVolpone\u003c\/i\u003e and the controversial \u003ci\u003eEpicoene\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for scholars, teachers, and readers of the English Renaissance, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even a passing interest in the drama of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTHUR F. KINNEY\u003c\/b\u003e is Thomas W. Copeland Professor of Literary History Emeritus in the University of Massachusetts and Founding Director of the Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies. He is the author and editor of a number of books and essays, including \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2005), \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eElizabethan and Jacobean England\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2012), and \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Reflections, Selected Essays 1976-2014\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). He is the only recipient of both the Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award from the Renaissance Society of America and the Jean Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sidney Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID A. KATZ\u003c\/b\u003e is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross. His articles have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Shakespearean International Yearbook, English Literary Renaissance, Studies in Philology, Symbolism: An International Annual of Critical Aesthetics, The Sidney Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and other periodicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.55 x 6.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47465956212914,"sku":"9781118823972","price":53.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/047678da79f3a7c65d82540d84f5224e.webp?v=1779008571","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/renaissance-drama-an-anthology-of-plays-and-entertainments-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}