Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama An Introduction with Primary Sources

<b><i>The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama</i></b>is a single critical and contextual resource for<b><i></i></b>students embarking on an in-depth exploration of early modern drama providing both critical insight and accessible contextual information. This companion equips students with the information needed to situate the plays in their socio-political intellectual and literary contexts. Divided into two parts it introduces students to the major authors and significant dramatic texts of the period and emphasises the importance of both a historicist and close-reading approach to better engage with these works.<br/>The <i>Guide</i> offers: <br/>- primary texts from key early modern scholars such as Machiavelli Heywood and Sidney<br/>- contextual information vital to a full understanding of the drama of the period<br/>- close readings of 14 of the most widely studied play texts by Shakespeare and his contemporaries<br/>- a single resource to accompany any study of early modern drama<br/>This is an ideal companion for students of Renaissance drama offering students and teachers a range of primary contextual sources to illuminate their understanding alongside close critical readings of the major plays of the period.