This is a one volume, up-to-date collection of more than fifty wide-ranging essays which will inspire and guide students of the Renaissance and provide course leaders with a substantial and helpful frame of reference.

• Provides new perspectives on established texts.
• Orientates the new student, while providing advanced students with current and new directions.
• Pioneered by leading scholars.
• Occupies a unique niche in Renaissance studies.
• Illustrated with 12 single-page black and white prints.

About the Author
Michael Hattaway is Professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield. His many publications include Elizabethan Popular Theatre (1982) and he has edited plays by Shakespeare, Beaumont and Jonson. He is also the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays (2002), and co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Drama (1990) and Shakespeare in the New Europe (1994).

Reviews
"The inclusivity and scholarship of this Companion builds on the excellence of the earlier edition. Any university library supporting undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Renaissance literature should consider adding this to their collection." (Reference Reviews, 2011)

"The volume's awesome range makes it a valuable preserve for scholars and an ambitious reference for students." Times Higher Education Supplement

"This impressive tome must certainly be the last word on English Renaissance literature and culture, at least for some considerable time to come." Reference Reviews

Book Information
ISBN 9781405106269
Author Michael Hattaway
Format Paperback
Page Count 800
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 1588g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 176mm * 52mm