English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:
Cosmic identities, 1939
The materials include an article explaining the doctrine of cosmic identities and the philosophy behind it. It also applies the doctrine to Shakespeares time and how he incorporated it into his plays.
Court vs. Country in Shakespeare's Plays, 1934
The materials include an article describing Shakespeare's portrayal of Elizabethan life and whether it was a realistic portrayal or not and also the different representations of court and country in Shakespeare's plays.
Die Soziale Stellung Der Englischen Renaissancedramatiker
Dr. Samuel A. Tannenbaum collected well over 400 article reprints and pamphlets concerning the Renaissance era as it related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
Dogberry's Due Process of Law, 1943
The article analyzes the character of Dogberry in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." The author discusses the character's impact on the plot of the play and the significance of his actions.
Early Text of Two of Raleigh's Poems, 1941
The documents include notes regarding Sir William Raleigh’s poems, but focuses on The Lie and all of its manuscripts.
Elizabethan ballads, 1917-1923
The material includes various two documents regarding different Elizabethan ballads. One article has a series of songs, which include the words and the score. The other essay is a series of notes on the "Shiburn Ballads," giving some insight and facts about the songs based on a volume of these ballads written by Mr. Andrew Clark. Hyder E. Rollins wrote both documents.
Elizabethan Credulity, 1940
The materials include a document discussing Elizabethan Credulity and how individual attitudes towards strange features of the world might affect the response of readers towards literature that makes references to those wonders.
Elizabethan-Restoration Palimpsest, 1940
The document examines early Elizabethan plays to determine if they were original works or unpublished plays that were taken and published by a later playwright as their own works.
Elizabethan spelling, 1923
The documents examine 16th and 17th century spelling to understand the literary and biographical clues that may be found within Elizabethan writings.
Essays on the Comedy of Errors, 1926-1932
The materials include three articles discussing the play Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare. One document talks about plot structure and sources; another talks about the development and evolution of the show. Also included are general notes and analysis of the show.