Essays on Dramatic Traditions: Challenges and TransmissionsMary Beth Rose Renaissance Drama, an annual and interdisciplinary publication, is devoted to drama and performance as a central feature of Renaissance culture. The essays in each volume explore traditional canons of drama, the significance of performance (broadly construed) to early modern culture, and the impact of new forms of interpretation on the study of Renaissance plays, theater, and performance. |
Contents
LEAH S MARCUS Textual Indeterminacy and Ideological | 1 |
Ideological | 31 |
Madness | 51 |
Cultural Conflict | 77 |
JYOTSNA SINGH Renaissance Antitheatricality Antifeminism | 99 |
JUDITH H ANDERSON But We Shall Teach the Lad Another | 169 |
Characters Named | 197 |
Notes on Contributors | 237 |
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