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Overview
Skipping the works of Shakespeare and Johnson (which are readily accessible), the six plays discussed here have been chosen to represent a remarkable flowering of tragic dramatic writing during one of the most prolific periods of theatrical activity, that known as the English Renaissance, from about 1590 to 1640. each play was a major work for its author, a major drama for the period, and still significant today.
Synopsis
Skipping the works of Shakespeare and Johnson (which are readily accessible), the six plays discussed here have been chosen to represent a remarkable flowering of tragic dramatic writing during one of the most prolific periods of theatrical activity, that known as the English Renaissance, from about 1590 to 1640. each play was a major work for its author, a major drama for the period, and still significant today.