English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600

Dr. Samuel A. Tannenbaum collected well over 400 article reprints and pamphlets concerning the Renaissance era as it related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

The two articles discuss Thomas Lodge's and Robert Greene's show "A Looking Glasse for London and England." One document analyzes the play's references to scriptures from the bible, and the other talks about the finding of a copy of the play and include photocopies of the pages.

The material includes a document discussing the subject of Astronomy as it relates to Shakespeare's era. C. G. Abbot writes it, a Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and talks about how the stars and constellations were viewed during Shakespeare's life and what people would have thought of them.

The document discusses possible sources for Barnabe Riche's 'Sappho Duke of Mantona" the first history in the Farewell to Militarie Profession, and also to examine how Riche handled his materials.

The two bibliographies list important works of English Renaissance literature and reviews from different genres of writing.

The materials include a biography of Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex. It also talks about how thoroughly misunderstood he is today.

The materials include a biography on William Elderton, an Elizabethan actor and ballad writer.

The document discusses how Broke's poem of Romeus and Juliet may have significantly influenced the Valentine-Sylvia plot in Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona and then later the play of Romeo and Juliet itself.

The article discusses the similarities between Cinthio's play Epitia and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. It also talks about how Epitia could be the primary source for Measure for Measure.

The two articles discuss Shakespeare's show "Love's Labours Lost." One article talks about the locality of the play and the historical significance behind it. The other article comments on specific passages within the play.