A Short History of English Renaissance Drama

by Helen Hackett

Book Overview

Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Yet considered alongside his contemporaries he was not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a period of astonishing creative fertility. This was an age when new media - popular drama and print - were seized upon avidly and inventively by a generation of exceptionally talented writers. In her sparkling new book, Helen Hackett explores the historical contexts of English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848856865
• ISBN13: 9781848856868
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"