...On the London stages of Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare, a major theme emerged: exploration of the possibilities of a completely secular, desacralized culture. Of course, the culture of Renaissance England was permeated with religious beliefs, even though the London stage was secular...

... of Scots Colman Morgan King James VI King James I Renaissance England Renaissance Scotland Renaissance Britain Union of the Crowns Saxonism British historiography History of the British Isles English antiquarianism On 20 October 1604 King James VI/I issued a proclamation stating, ‘Wherefore Wee...

... in the latter half of the sixteenth-century? This article addresses this question, making special reference to Thyestes, ‘the most influential of all the tragedies on Elizabethan theatre’. Several critics have noticed the political relevance of Seneca's works in Renaissance England...

... of Jews and Judaism in Renaissance England and beyond....

... rather than to interpret it,” that is, to serve as guarantor or referent for some supposed outside to discourse, most usually the political or epistemological function of the stage in Renaissance England and by extension the political (or not) opinions of whoever “Shakespeare” may have been. animals...

... to ward off music's illegibility rather than come to terms with its actual effects. This book revises our understanding of music's relationship to language in Renaissance England. It shows the degree to which discussions of music were ideologically and politically charged. Offering a historically nuanced...

...This introductory chapter provides an overview of the book's key themes. This book aims to recover the multiplicity of ideas about music in Renaissance England, arguing that Shakespeare is extremely skeptical about the claims to authority made on their behalf. It documents the ways in which...

... van Venne Kirkman Francis Prodigall Son Sifted The Unlucky Citizen The Kirkman van Venne Adriaen Walton Robert Outcault Richard F comics history early modern England Renaissance England book history printing press William Hogarth Rake’s Progress Edmund Spenser Shepheardes Calender...