The Cambridge Introduction to Early English Theatre

by Janette Dillon

Book Overview

This introduction offers an overview of early English theatre from the earliest recorded vernacular texts in the late medieval period to the closing of the theatres in 1642. Where most existing studies focus on one side or the other of an imaginary boundary between 'medieval' and 'early modern' or 'Renaissance' drama, this book examines the theatre of nearly three centuries in a way that highlights continuities as well as divisions. The study is organised...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521542510
• ISBN13: 9780521542517
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"