Theatrical city - culture, theatre and politics in london, 1576-1649
David Bevington (Editor)
This collection of essays adopts a novel, interdisciplinary approach to a diverse group of texts composed in London during the Renaissance. Eight literary scholars and eight historians from two continents have been paired to write companion essays on each text.
308 sidor ; 19.2 cm
9780521526159, 0521526159
1023213638
Preface; List of contributors; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1. John Stow's Survey of London Ian Archer and Lawrence Manley; 2. Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Penry Williams and Louis A. Montrose; 3. Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday Paul S. Seaver and David Bevington; 4. John Marston's The Fawn Linda Levy Peck and Frank Whigham; 5. Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair Patrick Collinson and Leah S. Marcus; 6. Philip Massinger's A New Way to Pay Old Debts Keith Lindley and Martin Butler; 7. The Root and Branch Petition and the Grand Remonstrance David L. Smith and Richard Strier; 8. John Milton's Eikonoklastes Derek Hirst and Marshall Grossman.