Eros and power in English Renaissance drama
Subtitle: five plays by Marlowe, Davenant, Massinger, Ford and Shakespeare
By: edited by Curtis Perry.
Contributors: Perry, Curtis.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 549
ISBN-13: 9780786431656
Subjects: English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600; English drama -- 17th century; Sex -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century; Sex -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Other titles: English Renaissance drama
Description: "The volume contains fully annotated and modernized versions of Marlowe's Edward II, Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Massinger's The Duke of Milan, Davenant's The Cruel Brother, and Ford's Love's Sacrifice. The author provides an introduction, initial discussion, and selected illustration(s) for each play, along with an introduction to erotic politics and the Renaissance-era political mentality"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-545) and index.
Table of contents: title: Edward the second / by Christopher Marlowe; title: Measure for measure / by William Shakespeare; title: The Duke of Milan / by Philip Massinger; title: The cruel brother / by William Davenant; title: Love's sacrifice / by John Ford.