Renaissance Drama

RENAISSANCE DRAMA Experience the best and most noteworthy works of Renaissance dramaThis Third Edition of Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments is the latest installment of a groundbreaking collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. Covering not only the popular drama of the period, Renaissance Drama includes masques, Lord Mayor shows, royal performances, and the popular mystery plays of the time. The selections fairly represent the variety and quality of Renaissance drama and they include works of scholarly and literary interest.Each work included in this edition comes with an insightful and illuminating introduction that places the piece in its historical and cultural context, with accompanying text explaining the significance of each piece and the ways in which it interacts with other works.New to this edition are:The famous entertainment for Elizabeth at KenilworthGeorge Peele s remarkably inventive The Old Wives TaleThe oft-forgotten history of Thomas of Woodstock, predecessor to Shakespeare s Richard IIJohn Lyly s Gallathea, a work which explores gender and love, written for the Children s Company at Saint Paul sBen Johnson s Volpone and the controversial EpicoenePerfect for scholars, teachers, and readers of the English Renaissance, Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even a passing interest in the drama of its time.

RENAISSANCE DRAMAExperience the best and most noteworthy works of Renaissance dramaThis Third Edition of Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments is the latest installment of a groundbreaking collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. Covering not only the popular drama of the period, Renaissance Drama includes masques, Lord Mayor shows, royal performances, and the popular mystery plays of the time. The selections fairly represent the variety and quality of Renaissance drama and they include works of scholarly and literary interest.Each work included in this edition comes with an insightful and illuminating introduction that places the piece in its historical and cultural context, with accompanying text explaining the significance of each piece and the ways in which it interacts with other works.New to this edition are:* The famous entertainment for Elizabeth at Kenilworth* George Peele's remarkably inventive The Old Wives' Tale* The oft-forgotten history of Thomas of Woodstock, predecessor to Shakespeare's Richard II* John Lyly's Gallathea, a work which explores gender and love, written for the Children's Company at Saint Paul's* Ben Johnson's Volpone and the controversial EpicoenePerfect for scholars, teachers, and readers of the English Renaissance, Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even a passing interest in the drama of its time.

Acknowledgments ViiiA Note On The Texts IxPreface To The Third Edition XIntroduction 1Brief Lives 13Chronology 22Maps 31Anonymous 33The Noble Triumphant Coronation Of Queen Anne, Wife Unto The Most Noble King Henry The VIIIRichard Mulcaster 43The Queen's Majesty's PassageGeorge Gascoigne 61The Princely Pleasures At The Court At KenilworthSir Philip Sidney 89The Lady Of MayThomas Kyd 99The Spanish TragedyJohn Lyly 149GallatheaAnonymous 187The Tragical History Of Thomas Of WoodstockChristopher Marlowe 243The Tragical History Of D. FaustusAnonymous 277Arden Of FavershamChristopher Marlowe 321The Troublesome Reign And Lamentable Death Of Edward The SecondGeorge Peele 375The Old Wives' TaleMary Sidney, Countess Of Pembroke 401The Tragedy Of AntonyThomas Dekker 441The Shoemakers' HolidayJohn Marston 485The MalcontentAnthony Munday 543The Triumphs Of Re-United BritanniaThomas Heywood 557A Woman Killed With KindnessFrancis Beaumont 597The Knight Of The Burning PestleBen Jonson 647Volpone Or The FoxBen Jonson 717The Masque Of QueensBen Jonson 735Epiocene, Or The Silent WomanThomas Middleton 815A Chaste Maid In CheapsideElizabeth Cary 863The Tragedy Of MariamJohn Webster 905The Duchess Of MalfiAnonymous 967The BarriersWilliam Rowley, Thomas Deckker, And John Ford 977The Witch Of EdmontonThomas Middleton And William Rowley 1033The ChangelingJohn Ford 1081'Tis Pity She's A WhoreMargaret Cavendish 1129The Convent Of Pleasure: A ComedyIndex 1157