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Routledge
First published in 1950, Queen Elizabeth in Drama presents a collection of essays centered on Queen Elizabeth and Shakespeare, exploring movements and institutions originating in Tudor and early Stuart times as reflected in the literature of the period, particularly drama. The volume includes essays on such subjects as the evidence of Shakespeare’s reading as revealed in the plays; a more... Read more
Preface 1. Queen Elizabeth in Elizabethan and Later Drama 2. Queen Elizabeth, the Revels Office and Edmund Tilney 3. Aspects of Shakespeare’s Reading 4. Aspects of Classical Legend and History in Shakespeare 5. Ovid and the Elizabethans 6. Sir Thomas Bodley and his Library 7. Charles Lamb and the Elizabethan Dramatists 8. The Soldier in Elizabethan Drama 9. American Scenes, Tudor to Georgian, in the English Literary Mirror
Biography
Frederick S. Boas
Review of the first publication:
‘… interesting and informative volume…’
— A.H.R. Fairchild, Shakespeare Quarterly, Volume 3
