Elizabethan theater
Subtitle: essays in honor of S. Schoenbaum
By: edited by R.B. Parker and S.P. Zitner.
Contributors: Schoenbaum, S. 1927-; Parker, R. B., 1931-; Zitner, Sheldon P.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Newark; London; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism.; Theater -- England -- History -- 16th century.
Description: Elizabethan Theater is a collection of essays offered in celebration of the long career of Samuel Schoenbaum. Throughout his career as biographer, bibliographer, historian, critic, and editor of scholarly journals, he has greatly enriched our appreciation of Shakespeare and his fellows. These essays celebrate the many ways in which he has enhanced our understanding through his skill in balancing historical contexts with a recognition and respect for the importance of individual authorship.

Distinguished scholars from many countries, representing many points of view, have chosen to honor Schoenbaum by contributing essays that explore the four overlapping areas with which his own research has mainly been concerned: biographical scholarship, the concept of authorship, the hand of the author perceived within the play, and the multiple historical contexts that helped to determine how Elizabethan plays were written and received.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.