| Readings in Renaissance Women's Drama: Criticism, History, and Performance 1594-1998 Contributor(s): Cerasano, S. P. (Editor), Wynne-Davies, Marion (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415164435 ISBN-13: 9780415164436 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: i Readings in Renaissance Women's Drama /i is the first significant collection of critical and historical essays on women's essential contributions to the Renaissance stage. It revives the faded Renaissance woman dramatist from obscurity, and brings together important essays on the topic by such notables as Virginia Woolf and T.S. Eliot. Focusing on issues from the contemporary critical reaction to women's drama and the authorship and performance histories of the plays to the longstanding and persistent neglect of successful plays by Renaissance women in the literary canon, this collection promises to rewrite our understandings of the Renaissance and of the history of drama. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.309 |
| LCCN: 98006670 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.19 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Readings in Renaissance Women's Drama is the most complete sourcebook for the study of this growing area of inquiry. It brings together, for the first time, a collection of the key critical commentaries and historical essays - both classic and contemporary - on Renaissance women's drama. Specifically designed to provide a comprehensive overview for students, teachers and scholars, this collection combines: |