John Leeds Barroll

Shakespeare Studies

Susan P. Cerasano

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England is an international volume published every year in hardcover, containing essays and studies as well as book reviews of the many significant books and essays dealing with the cultural history of medieval and early modern England as expressed by and realized in its drama exclusive of Shakespeare.

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England

By showing us how Shakespeare's contemporaries were likely to "read" the presentation of human nature, which they saw as inherently self-deceiving, this critical inquiry enables us to unravel the complexities of Shakespeare's characterizations in a manner that will be invaluable to Shakespeare specialists, critical theorists, students, performers, and anyone who seeks an enhanced understanding of Shakespeare's tragedies and their characters.

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