Summary

"The volume contains fully annotated and modernized versions of Marlowe's Edward II, Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Massinger's The Duke of Milan, Davenant's The Cruel Brother, and Ford's Love's Sacrifice. The author provides an introduction, initial discussion, and selected illustration(s) for each play, along with an introduction to erotic politics and the Renaissance-era political mentality"--Provided by publisher.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-545) and index. Edward the Second /Christopher Marlowe --Measure for Measure /William Shakespeare --The Duke of Milan /Philip Massinger --The Cruel Brother /William Davenant --Love's Sacrifice /John Ford --Appendix.Useful Websites.

Classification

• LCC: PR1263
• Dewey Decimal: 822/.308

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: vi, 549 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
• Edition Info: (softcover : alk. paper)

Subjects

• Arts & Photography -- Performing Arts -- Theater -- General
• Arts & Photography -- Performing Arts -- Theater -- General AAS
• Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- General
• Entertainment -- General
• Literature & Fiction -- Drama -- British & Irish -- General
• Literature & Fiction -- Drama -- British & Irish -- General AAS
• Literature & Fiction -- Drama -- General
• Literature & Fiction -- Drama -- General AAS
• Literature & Fiction -- General -- General
• Literature & Fiction -- General AAS
• English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
• English drama -- 17th century
• Sex -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century
• Sex -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century

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