{"product_id":"9781472572240","title":"The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama : An Introduction with Primary Sources","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Brinda Charry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a single critical and contextual resource for students embarking on an in-depth exploration of early modern drama, providing both critical insight and accessible contextual information. This companion equips students with the information needed to situate the plays in their socio-political, intellectual and literary contexts. Divided into two parts, it introduces students to the major authors and significant dramatic texts of the period and emphasises the importance of both a historicist and close-reading approach to better engage with these works.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e offers:\u003cbr\u003e·         primary texts from key early modern scholars such as Machiavelli, Heywood and Sidney\u003cbr\u003e·         contextual information vital to a full understanding of the drama of the period\u003cbr\u003e·         close readings of 14  of the most widely studied play texts by Shakespeare and his contemporaries\u003cbr\u003e·         a single resource to accompany any study of early modern drama\u003cbr\u003eThis is an ideal companion for students of Renaissance drama, offering students and teachers a range of primary contextual sources to illuminate their understanding alongside close critical readings of the major plays of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472572240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40611759259854,"sku":"9781472572240","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472572240","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}