The Faber Pocket Guide to Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama

From Ben Jonson''s The Alchemist to the anonymous A Yorkshire Tragedy, from Thomas Dekker''s The Shoemakers'' Holiday to John Ford''s ''Tis Pity She''s a Whore.

· This essential guide provides clear and lively information on 34 great Elizabethan and Jacobean plays.

· Each chapter includes information on the play''s source, the story, the author, the historical context and the world of the play, as well as a section on the playwright''s craft and the play''s performance history.

· This book is for anyone wishing to understand this fascinating and fertile period in British drama, and will be invaluable for students of Shakespeare seeking a fuller understanding of the exciting theatrical times in which he wrote.