Early English Drama

Early English Drama
Author: John C. Coldewey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2016-07-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1135778825

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

English Dramatic Interludes, 1300–1580

English Dramatic Interludes, 1300–1580
Author: Darryll Grantley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2004-04-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1139451707

Darryll Grantley has created a comprehensive guide to the interlude: the extant non-cycle drama in English from the late fourteenth century up to the period in which the London commercial theatre began. As precursors of seventeenth-century drama, not only do these interludes shed important light on the technical and literary development of Shakespearean theatre, but many are also works of considerable theatrical or cultural interest in themselves. This accessible reference guide provides an entry for each of the extant interludes and fragments (c.100) typically containing an account of early editions or manuscripts; authorship and sources; modern editions; plot summary and dramatis personae; list of social issues present in the plays; verbal and dramaturgical features; songs and music; allusions and place names; stage directions and comments on staging; and modern productions, among other valuable and informative details. There are full bibliographies, indexes of characters and songs, and appendices.

Literary Research and the British Renaissance and Early Modern Period

Literary Research and the British Renaissance and Early Modern Period
Author: Jennifer Bowers
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2010-04-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0810874288

This guide provides the best practices and reference resources, both print and electronic, that can be used in conducting research on literature of the British Renaissance and Early Modern Period. This volume seeks to address specific research characteristics integral to studying the period, including a more inclusive canon and the predominance of Shakespeare.

Early Periodical Indexes

Early Periodical Indexes
Author: Robert Balay
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2000
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780810838680

Balay's "Early Periodical Indexes" is the most comprehensive guide available to the indexing of periodical literature from the 16th century until the end of the 19th century, limited in scope to European languages. The material itself is widely scattered, difficult to find, and until now without a systematic way to identify it. This extraordinarily useful tool lists and describes titles in a wide range of disciplines, including indexes published prior to 1900 that are restricted to periodicals (such as Poole's), those published later (such as Wellesley), as well as serial and topical bibliographies citing publications in all formats--and Balay explains the relationships among them. Electronic databases, both Web-based and CD-ROMs, are included. Indexes are by author, title, topical subjects, and dates of coverage. This landmark resource should be a familiar sight in every research library.

Handbook of Literary Research

Handbook of Literary Research
Author: Robert Henry Miller
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 126
Release: 1995
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780810829770

Introduces general reference books, ready-reference guides, guides to manuscripts and dissertations, computer databases, and resources in rhetoric and composition.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists
Author: Ton Hoenselaars
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2012-10-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107494338

While Shakespeare's popularity has continued to grow, so has the attention paid to the work of his contemporaries. The contributors to this Companion introduce the distinctive drama of these playwrights, from the court comedies of John Lyly to the works of Richard Brome in the Caroline era. With chapters on a wide range of familiar and lesser-known dramatists, including Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, John Webster, Thomas Middleton and John Ford, this book devotes particular attention to their personal and professional relationships, occupational rivalries and collaborations. Overturning the popular misconception that Shakespeare wrote in isolation, it offers a new perspective on the most impressive body of drama in the history of the English stage.

Teaching with the Records of Early English Drama

Teaching with the Records of Early English Drama
Author: Elza C. Tiner
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0802090826

Since the appearance of the first volume in 1979, the Records of Early English Drama (REED) series has made available an accurate and useable transcription of all surviving documentary evidence of dramatic, ceremonial, and minstrel activity in Great Britain up to the closing of the theatres in 1642. Although they are immensely valuable to scholars, the REED volumes sometimes prove difficult for students to use without considerable assistance. With this book, Elza Tiner aims to make the records accessible for classroom use. The contributors to the volume describe the various ways in which students can learn from working with these documents. Divided into five sections, the volume illustrates how specific disciplines can use the Records to provide resources for students including ways to teach the historical documents of early English drama, training students in acting and producing, historical contexts for the interpretation of literature, as well as the study of local history, women's studies, and historical linguistics. As a practical and much needed companion to the REED volumes, Teaching with the Records of Early English Drama will prove invaluable to both students and teachers of Medieval English Drama.