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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784588703321

Titolo

The Routledge anthology of Renaissance drama / / edited by Simon Barker and Hilary Hinds

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-66188-6

9786610313310

1-134-66189-4

1-280-31331-5

0-203-44658-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (468 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BarkerSimon

HindsHilary

Disciplina

822/.308

Soggetti

English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600

English drama - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-20).

Nota di contenuto

The Spanish tragedy / Thomas Kyd -- Arden of Faversham / Anon. -- Edward II / Christopher Marlowe -- A woman killed with kindness / Thomas Heywood -- The tragedy of Mariam, the fair queen of Jewry / Elizabeth Cary -- The masque of blackness / Ben Jonson -- The knight of the burning pestle / Francis Beaumont -- Epicoene, or, The silent woman / Ben Jonson -- The roaring girl / Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker -- The changeling / Robert Middleton and William Rowley -- 'Tis pity she's a whore / John Ford.

Sommario/riassunto

This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political context, along with newly edited and thoroughly annotated texts of the following plays:* The Spanish Tragedy (Thomas Kyd)* Arden of Faversham (Anon.)* Edward II (Christopher Marlowe)* A Woman Killed with Kindness (Thomas Heywood)* The Tragedy of Mariam (Elizabeth Cary)* The Masque of Blackness (Ben Jonson)* The Knight of the Burning Pestle (Francis Beaumont)* Epicoene, or the Silent Woman (Ben Jo