An exploration of wit, witlessness and social and comic conventions in the plays of Shakespeare, Jonson and their contemporaries.

The way that characters in early modern theatrical performance think through their surroundings is important in our understanding of perception, memory, and oth

This book examines early modern drama's depiction of non-standard forms of masculinity grounded in superficiality, inauthenticity, affectation, and the display

A stimulating introduction to the drama of the early modern era, through a focus on commercial playhouses and their repertoires.