Notes on Contributors.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction: The Dramatic World of the Renaissance. (Arthur F. Kinney).
Part One: The Drama's World.
1. The Politics of Renaissance England . (Norman Jones).
2. Political Thought and the Theater, 1580-1630. (Annabel Patterson).
3. Religious Persuasions, C.1580-C.1620. (Lori Anne Ferrell).
4. Social Discourse and the Changing Economy. (Lee Beier).
5. London and Westminster. (Ian W. Archer).
6. Vagrancy. (William C. Carroll).
7. Family and Household. (Martin Ingram).
8. Travel and Trade. (William H. Sherman).
9. Everyday Custom and Popular Culture. (Michael Bristol).
10. Magic and Witchcraft. (Deborah Willis).
Part Two: The World of Drama.
11. Play Houses. (Herbert Berry).
12. The Transmission of an English Renaissance Play-text. (Grace Ioppolo).
13. Playing Companies and Repertory. (Roslyn L. Knutson).
14. Must the Devil Appear?: Audiences, Actors, and Stage Business. (S. P. Cerasano).
15. "The Actors are Come Hither": Traveling Companies. (Peter H. Greenfield).
16. Jurisdiction of Theater and Censorship. (Richard Dutton).
Part Three: Kinds of Drama.
17. Medieval and reformation Roots. (Raphael Falco).
18. The Academic Drama. (Robert S. Knapp).
19. "What revels are in Hand?": Performances in the Great Households. (Suzanne Westfall).
20. Progresses and Court Entertainments. (R. Malcolm Smuts).
21. Civic Drama. (Lawrence Manley).
22. Boy Companies and Private Theaters. (Michael Shapiro).
23. Revenge Tragedy. (Eugene D. Hill)].
24. Staging the Malcontent in early Modern England. (Mark Thornton Burnett).
25. City Comedy. (John A. Twyning).
26. Domestic Tragedy: Private Life on the Public Stage. (Lena Cowen Orlin)].
27. Romance and Tragicomedy. (Maurice Hunt).
28. Gendering the Stage. (Alison Findlay).
29. Closet Drama. (Marta Straznicky).
Part Four: Dramatists.
30. Continental Influences. (Lawrence, F. Rhu).
31. Christopher Marlowe. (Emily C. Bartels).
32. Ben Jonson. (W. David Kay).
33. Sidney, Cary, Wroth. (Margaret Ferguson).
34. Thomas Middleton. (John Jowett).
35. Beaumont and Fletcher. (Lee Bliss).
36. Collaboration. (Philip C. McGuire).
37. John Webster. (Elli Abraham Shellist).
38. John Ford. (Mario DiGangi).
Index.
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