Arden of Faversham

One of the earliest domestic tragedies <i>Arden of Faversham</i> is a powerful Elizabethan drama based on the real-life murder of Thomas Arden. This <i>Critical Reader</i>presents the first collection of essays specifically focused upon <i>Arden of Faversham</i>. It highlights the way in which this important play from the early 1590s stands at several different critical intersections. <br/><br/>Focused research chapters propose new directions for exploring the play in the light of ecocriticism genre studies critical race studies and narratives of dispossession. It also looks forward to <i>Arden of Faversham</i>'s role and status in a less author-centred critical climate. Chapters explore how this anonymous and canonically marginal play has been approached in the past by scholars and theatre-makers and the frameworks that have offered productive insight into its unique features. The volume includes chapters covering a wide range of critical discourses and resources available for its study as well as offering practical approaches to the play in the classroom.