| English Renaissance Drama Contributor(s): Bamford, Karen (Editor), Leggatt, Alexander (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0873527739 ISBN-13: 9780873527736 Publisher: Modern Language Association of America OUR PRICE: $35.63 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: The distinctive voices of Renaissance playwrights can make a classroom come alive. This volume explores the compelling dramatic technique and rich language in a wide variety of well-known and less-familiar Renaissance plays. The essays collected here challenge teachers to help students, whose experience is usually limited to reading Shakespeare or seeing movie versions of his plays, see beyond the initial strangeness of Renaissance drama. A series of reading, performance, and research tools are outlined for teachers who wish to encourage students not only to understand the English Renaissance as a unique period of time but also to envision their own world from a fresh perspective. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.309 |
| LCCN: 2002014761 |
| Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.28" W x 9.26" (1.04 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many college students are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare but may know little about other playwrights of his era. This volume explores the compelling dramatic techniques and rich language found in a wide variety of both well-known and less-familiar Renaissance plays. A series of reading, performance, and research tools are outlined for teachers who wish to encourage students not only to understand the English Renaissance as a unique period of time but also to envision their own world from a fresh perspective. |