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

The document discusses the definition of proverbs and sententiae in the world of Elizabethan theatre and the possible problem of their function in Shakespeare's works.

The article talks about puritanism and how it relates to and appears throughout Thomas Dekker's plays and pamphlets.

The document discusses and analyzes Shakespeare's works in order to help determine his personality.

The documents contain various reviews from different critics on Shakespeares plays and poems.

The materials include a document discussing the life and education of Richard Hillies: a Tudor Englishman.

The document lists and discusses Robert Poley's possible connection to the spy business and includes various ciphers that he used to relay information to the authorities.

The document discusses the English's opinion on the city of Florence and the Florentines and how that reflected through Shakespeares' plays.

The materials include a document that discusses the subject of logic and how it relates to literature. It also talks about the way ideas of logic are represented in Shakespeare shows.

The materials include various articles about Shakespeare's characters and the imagery behind them. Two documents focus their analysis on the female characters of some of his plays. A couple of the items are in german, one of which concentrates on Shakespeares' female characters and the other one is a speech to the king.

The documents discuss the view that Shakespeare and his audiences had during the Elizabethan era in regards to race as reflected through The Merchant of Venice and Othello. It also compares earlier viewpoints to modern viewpoints through various examinations of modern productions.