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 It includes full-length plays, a translated fragment by Elizabeth I, a masque, and a number of historical documents.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.
This work is a volume of plays and documents, demonstrating the wide range of theatrical activity in which women were involved during the Renaissance ...
e Merchant of Venice is variously described as disturbing, challenging and haunting. Most theatre audiences and students of the play would agree that it is both fascinating and unforgettable. In this Routledge Literary Sourcebook S. P. Cerasano provides a balance of clear commentary and crucial reprinted materials to allow a rich understanding of one of Shakespeare's most widely performed plays. She begins by exploring the contexts of the play, highlighting early modern mythologies of Venice, images of Jewishness and issues of commercialism not only in the text but in the theatre and in...
e Merchant of Venice is variously described as disturbing, challenging and haunting. Most theatre audiences and students of the play would agree that ...
