Showing how overlooked publication agents constructed and read early modern history plays, this book fundamentally re-evaluates the genre.

Describes Shakespeare's experiences in London and his retirement to the country in a fictional account that includes excerpts from his works.

Phyllis Rackin offers a fresh approach to Shakespeare's English history plays, rereading them in the context of a world where rapid cultural change transformed

Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America

Comedy and Tragedy--Collected here in one binding are All's Well That Ends Well Measure for Measure and The History of Troilus and Cressida. Collectively they a