Romance on the Early Modern Stage: English Expansion Before and After Shakespeare

Mulready, Cyrus

What is dramatic romance? Scholars have long turned to Shakespeare's biography to answer this question, marking his 'late plays' as the beginning and end of the dramatic romance. This book identifies an earlier history for this genre, revealing how stage romances imaginatively expanded audience interest in England's emerging global economy.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-08-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137322708

DOI: 10.1057/9781137322715

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 251