Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play examines a key preoccupation of historical drama in the period 1538-1600: the threat presented by un

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England is an international volume published annually. Each volume contains essays and studies by critics and cultural histori

"Hailey Bachrach reframes female characters' roles in the history plays, overhauling their critical reputations. Combining literary and theatrical analysis, she

In the middle years of the 16th century, English drama witnessed the emergence of the 'tyrant by entrie' or the usurper, who supplanted earlier 'tyrant by the a

Many early modern poets and playwrights were also members of the legal societies the Inns of Court and these authors shaped the development of key genres of the