The Politics of Unease in the Plays of John Fletcher

by Gordon McMullan

John Fletcher was Shakespeare's successor as chief playwright for the King's Company and wrote or collaborated on 54 plays. This book focuses on the social and political tensions that motivate his plays, and argues that knowledge of his works is essential to an understanding of Renaissance drama.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870238922
• ISBN13: 9780870238925
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher