Drama and the succession to the crown, 1561-1633 / by Hopkins, Lisa, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Christopher Marlowe and the succession to the English crown -- Romans and fairies -- Robin Hood and the king's two bodies -- Female transmission, female taint -- Antonios and stewards -- One king, two kingdoms? …”
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Prologues to Shakespeare's theatre : performance and liminality in early modern drama / by Bruster, Douglas

Table of Contents: “…The Elizabethan prologue : text, actor, performance -- Prologue as threshold and usher -- Authority and authorization in the pre-Shakespearean prologue -- Frivolous jestures versus matter of worth : Christopher Marlowe -- Kingly harp and iron pen in the playhouse : George Peele -- From hodge-podge to scene individable : John Lyly -- Henry V and the signs of power : William Shakespeare.…”
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Martyrs and players in early modern England : tragedy, religion and violence on stage / by Anderson, David K., 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Tragedy and Religious Violence in Early Modern England; 1 Violence against the Sacred: Martyrdom and the Doctrine of the Persecuted Church; 2 The Tragedy of Gravity: William Shakespeare's King Lear; 3 Tragic Participation: John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi; 4 Tragic Complicity: Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus; 5 Tragic Ambivalence: John Milton's Samson Agonistes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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The Routledge anthology of Renaissance drama /

Table of Contents: “…. -- Edward II / Christopher Marlowe -- A woman killed with kindness / Thomas Heywood -- The tragedy of Mariam, the fair queen of Jewry / Elizabeth Cary -- The masque of blackness / Ben Jonson -- The knight of the burning pestle / Francis Beaumont -- Epicoene, or, The silent woman / Ben Jonson -- The roaring girl / Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker -- The changeling / Robert Middleton and William Rowley -- 'Tis pity she's a whore / John Ford.…”
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Machiavellian encounters in Tudor and Stuart England : literary and political influences from the reformation to the restoration /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Introducing Machiavelli in Tudor and Stuart England; 1 Reginald Pole and the Reception ofthe Principe in Henrician England; 2 Stolen Words to Train a Boy King:William Thomas Translates Machiavelli; 3 Machiavelli in The Quintesence of Witand his English Military Readers; 4 Sir Walter Raleigh's Machiavelli; 5 Machiavellianism in ChristopherMarlowe's The Jew of Malta; 6 When Pretence Rules over Essence: Shakespeare's Bastard in King John; 7 Henry V and the Just War: Shakespeare, Gentili and Machiavelli.…”
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Mastering the revels : the regulation and censorship of early modern drama / by Dutton, Richard, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Tilney, Patronage, and Profit, 1579-1589 -- Edmund Tilney's Special Commission, 1581 -- Literary Skills of Masters of the Revels -- Tilney at Work -- John Lyly -- Robert Wilson -- The Sponsorship of Plays by People of Consequence -- 3. 1586-1592: Decrees for Orders in Printing; 'Martin Marprelate'; Tilney Reappears; Christopher Marlowe -- Decrees for Orders in Printing, 1586 -- 'Martin Marprelate' -- Tilney's Limited Authority -- Christopher Marlowe -- 4. 1592-1602: The Theatrical World Reassembles; Tilney's Position Consolidated -- 1592-1598 -- Falstaff -- The Isle of Dogs -- The 'Duopoly' Acknowledged -- Tilney's Authority and Income, with Some Licensing Issues -- Tilney's Censorship: (a) Richard II -- Tilney's Censorship: (b) The Book of Sir Thomas More -- Late Elizabethan Jonson -- 5a. …”
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War, liberty, and Caesar : responses to Lucan's Bellum Ciuile, ca. 1580-1650 / by Paleit, Edward

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English Renaissance drama : a very brief introduction to theatre and theatres in Shakespeare's time / by Moseley, C. W. R. D.

Table of Contents: “…94) -- John Lyly (c. 1553â€?1606) -- Christopher Marlowe (1564â€?93) -- John Marston (1576â€?…”
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Staging Reform, Reforming the Stage : Protestantism and Popular Theater in Early Modern England / by Diehl, Huston

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Disknowledge : literature, alchemy, and the end of humanism in Renaissance England / by Eggert, Katherine

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A companion to Renaissance drama /

Table of Contents: “…Twyning -- Domestic tragedy: private life on the public stage / Lena Cowen Orlin -- Romance and tragicomedy / Maurice Hunt -- Gendering the stage / Alison Findlay -- Closet drama / Marta Straznicky -- Continental influences / Lawrence F. Rhu -- Christopher Marlow / Emily C. Bartels -- Ben Jonson / W. …”

Multilingualism in the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries /

Table of Contents: “…Data and discussion; 5.1 John Skelton (born c. 1460); 5.2 Sir Philip Sidney (born 1554); 5.3 George Chapman (born 1559/1560); 5.4 Christopher Marlowe (born 1564); 5.5 William Shakespeare (born 1564)…”
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