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Studying Shakespeare's Contemporaries
2013·272 pages
Accessible scholarly guide to major non-Shakespearean English Renaissance plays, thematically organized for study and reference.
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Accessible scholarly guide to major non-Shakespearean English Renaissance plays, thematically organized for study and reference.
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Studying Shakespeare’s Contemporaries is an accessible guide to non-Shakespearian English drama of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Featuring works of prestigious playwrights such as Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, and Middleton, Lars Engle describes the conditions under which Renaissance plays were commissioned, written, licensed, staged, and published. Plays are organized by theme and explored individually, creating a text that can be read as a complete overview of English Renaissance dr...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Academic discussion of courtship and sexual themes in period plays
Violence & gore
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Analyzes revenge tragedies involving murder, torture, and bloody plots
Profanity
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Occasional strong period language quoted from the plays discussed
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Same-sex desire addressed in coverage of plays such as Marlowe’s Edward II
Religious content
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Recurring faith, damnation, and religious context across Renaissance drama
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy-genre magic present
Occult / demonology
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Demonic pacts and spirits discussed, especially in Doctor Faustus
Political content
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Licensing, patronage, and political contexts of Renaissance drama
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide and self-destruction themes referenced in tragic drama
Abuse & suffering
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Cruelty, coercion, and suffering in revenge tragedies and dark plots
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