The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources

Title Page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Extracts
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Politics and Society
	Kingship
	The English Reformation
	Puritans
	The Reformation and drama
	The nation
	Social rank
	Discussion points
2 Men and Women
	Sex, sexuality, marriage
	Disorder
	Manhood
	Staging gender
	Rulers, readers, writers
	Discussion points
3 Travel and Trade
	Old worlds
	New worlds
	Race and racism
	Gendering diff erence
	Transforming identities
	The marketplace of the world
	Early colonialism
	Discussion points
4 Humanism
	‘The courts of ancient men’: The study of the classics
	Vernacular humanism
	Humanism and English education
	Courtly humanism
	A humanist philosophy
	Humanism and English drama
	Discussion points
5 The Stage
	The playhouses
	Costumes and props
	The players and their audience
	Anti-theatrical writing
	The stage as political space
	Discussion points
6 Authors, Books and Readers
	Authors
	Books
	From plays to literary works
	Readers
	Discussion points
7 Genre
	Comedy
	Tragedy
	Mixed modes and histories
	Discussion points
8 Language and Style
	English, the ‘vulgar tongue’
	Eloquence
	Patterned speech
	Varieties of speech
	Discussion points
9 The Alchemist
	Discussion points
10 Arden of Faversham
	Discussion points
11 Doctor Faustus
	Discussion points
12 The Duchess of Malfi
	Discussion points
13 Hamlet
	Discussion points
14 Henry V
	Discussion points
15 The Jew of Malta
	Discussion points
16 The Knight of the Burning Pestle
	Discussion points
17 The Roaring Girl
	Discussion points
18 The Shoemaker’s Holiday
	Discussion points
19 The Spanish Tragedy
	Discussion points
20 The Tempest
	Discussion points
21 The Tragedy of Mariam
	Discussion points
22 Volpone
	Discussion points
Appendix
Suggested Reading
Notes
INDEX
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