{"product_id":"renaissance-drama-isbn-9781118823972","title":"Renaissance Drama","description":"\u003cb\u003eRENAISSANCE DRAMA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience the best and most noteworthy works of Renaissance drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Third Edition of \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest installment of a groundbreaking collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. Covering not only the popular drama of the period, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe famous entertainment for Elizabeth at Kenilworth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Peele’s remarkably inventive \u003ci\u003eThe Old Wives’ Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe oft-forgotten history of \u003ci\u003eThomas of Woodstock\u003c\/i\u003e, predecessor to Shakespeare’s \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Lyly’s \u003ci\u003eGallathea\u003c\/i\u003e, a work which explores gender and love, written for the Children’s Company at Saint Paul’s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBen Johnson’s \u003ci\u003eVolpone\u003c\/i\u003e and the controversial \u003ci\u003eEpicoene\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for scholars, teachers, and readers of the English Renaissance, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even a passing interest in the drama of its time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments Viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note On The Texts Ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface To The Third Edition X\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrief Lives 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnonymous 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Noble Triumphant Coronation Of Queen Anne, Wife Unto The Most Noble King Henry The VIII\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Mulcaster 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Queen’s Majesty’s Passage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge Gascoigne 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Princely Pleasures At The Court At Kenilworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSir Philip Sidney 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lady Of May\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Kyd 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Lyly 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGallathea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnonymous 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragical History Of Thomas Of Woodstock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristopher Marlowe 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragical History Of D. Faustus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnonymous 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArden Of Faversham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristopher Marlowe 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Troublesome Reign And Lamentable Death Of Edward The Second\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge Peele 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Wives’ Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary Sidney, Countess Of Pembroke 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy Of Antony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Dekker 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shoemakers’ Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Marston 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Malcontent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthony Munday 543\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Triumphs Of Re-United Britannia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Heywood 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman Killed With Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrancis Beaumont 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knight Of The Burning Pestle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen Jonson 647\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolpone Or The Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen Jonson 717\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Masque Of Queens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen Jonson 735\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpiocene, Or The Silent Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Middleton 815\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Chaste Maid In Cheapside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth Cary 863\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy Of Mariam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Webster 905\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Duchess Of Malfi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnonymous 967\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Barriers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Rowley, Thomas Deckker, And John Ford 977\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Witch Of Edmonton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Middleton And William Rowley 1033\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Ford 1081\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e’Tis Pity She’s A Whore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMargaret Cavendish 1129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Convent Of Pleasure: A Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 1157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTHUR F. KINNEY\u003c\/b\u003e is Thomas W. Copeland Professor of Literary History Emeritus in the University of Massachusetts and Founding Director of the Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies. He is the author and editor of a number of books and essays, including \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2005), \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eElizabethan and Jacobean England\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2012), and \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Reflections, Selected Essays 1976–2014\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). He is the only recipient of both the Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award from the Renaissance Society of America and the Jean Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sidney Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID A. KATZ\u003c\/b\u003e is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross. His articles have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Shakespearean International Yearbook, English Literary Renaissance, Studies in Philology, Symbolism: An International Annual of Critical Aesthetics, The Sidney Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and other periodicals.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eExperience the best and most noteworthy works of Renaissance drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Third Edition of \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest installment of a groundbreaking collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. Covering not only the popular drama of the period, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama\u003c\/i\u003e includes masques, Lord Mayor shows, royal performances, and the popular mystery plays of the time. 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