Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments

RENAISSANCE DRAMA Experience the best and most noteworthy works of Renaissance drama This Third Edition of Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments is the latest installment of a groundbreaking collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. Covering not only the popular drama of the period, Renaissance Drama includes masques, Lord Mayor shows, royal performances, and the popular mystery plays of the time. The selections fairly represent the variety and quality of Renaissance drama and they include works of scholarly and literary interest. Each work included in this edition comes with an insightful and illuminating introduction that places the piece in its historical and cultural context, with accompanying text explaining the significance of each piece and the ways in which it interacts with other works. New to this edition are: The famous entertainment for Elizabeth at Kenilworth George Peele’s remarkably inventive The Old Wives’ Tale The oft-forgotten history of Thomas of Woodstock, predecessor to Shakespeare’s Richard II John Lyly’s Gallathea, a work which explores gender and love, written for the Children’s Company at Saint Paul’s Ben Johnson’s Volpone and the controversial Epicoene Perfect for scholars, teachers, and readers of the English Renaissance, Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even a passing interest in the drama of its time.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Viii A Note On The Texts Ix Preface To The Third Edition X Introduction 1 Brief Lives 13 Chronology 22 Maps 31 Anonymous 33 The Noble Triumphant Coronation Of Queen Anne, Wife Unto The Most Noble King Henry The VIII Richard Mulcaster 43 The Queen’s Majesty’s Passage George Gascoigne 61 The Princely Pleasures At The Court At Kenilworth Sir Philip Sidney 89 The Lady Of May Thomas Kyd 99 The Spanish Tragedy John Lyly 149 Gallathea Anonymous 187 The Tragical History Of Thomas Of Woodstock Christopher Marlowe 243 The Tragical History Of D. Faustus Anonymous 277 Arden Of Faversham Christopher Marlowe 321 The Troublesome Reign And Lamentable Death Of Edward The Second George Peele 375 The Old Wives’ Tale Mary Sidney, Countess Of Pembroke 401 The Tragedy Of Antony Thomas Dekker 441 The Shoemakers’ Holiday John Marston 485 The Malcontent Anthony Munday 543 The Triumphs Of Re-United Britannia Thomas Heywood 557 A Woman Killed With Kindness Francis Beaumont 597 The Knight Of The Burning Pestle Ben Jonson 647 Volpone Or The Fox Ben Jonson 717 The Masque Of Queens Ben Jonson 735 Epiocene, Or The Silent Woman Thomas Middleton 815 A Chaste Maid In Cheapside Elizabeth Cary 863 The Tragedy Of Mariam John Webster 905 The Duchess Of Malfi Anonymous 967 The Barriers William Rowley, Thomas Deckker, And John Ford 977 The Witch Of Edmonton Thomas Middleton And William Rowley 1033 The Changeling John Ford 1081 ’Tis Pity She’s A Whore Margaret Cavendish 1129 The Convent Of Pleasure: A Comedy Index 1157