Jacobean drama
by
 
Aebischer, Pascale, 1970-

Title
Jacobean drama

Author
Aebischer, Pascale, 1970-

ISBN
9780230008168
 
9780230008151

Personal Author
Aebischer, Pascale, 1970-

Publication Information
Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Physical Description
x, 204 p. ; 22 cm.

Series
Readers' guides to essential criticism

Contents
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Critical Trail - Early Views to the Twentieth Century -- Theatre History -- Textual Transmission -- Historical Contexts -- The Genres of Jacobean Drama -- Body and Race Scholarship -- Gender and Sexuality -- Performance Studies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Select Filmography -- Index.

Abstract
"This Readers' Guide introduces readers to the criticism and debates that are specific to the drama of the Jacobean period. Covering playwrights such as Jonson, Middleton, Dekker, Webster, as well as Shakespeare, the guide explores key topics including theatrical conditions, genre, performance studies, textual transmission, gender and race"--

Subject Term
English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.

Added Author
Tredell, Nicolas.


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