Renaissance drama by women
Subtitle: texts and documents
By: edited by S. P. Cerasano and Marion Wynne-Davies.
Contributors: Cerasano, S. P; Wynne-Davies, Marion.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: English drama -- 17th century; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600; English drama -- Women authors; Renaissance -- England -- Sources; Women and literature -- England -- History -- Sources; Women in the theater -- England -- History -- 16th century -- Sources; Women in the theater -- England -- History -- 17th century -- Sources
Description: This work is a volume of plays and documents, demonstrating the wide range of theatrical activity in which women were involved during the Renaissance period. It includes full-length plays, a translated fragment by Elizabeth I, a masque, and a number of historical documents. Special features introduced include: introductory material to each play; modernized spellings; extensive notes and annotations; biographical essays on each playwright and a complete bibliography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-232) and index.

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