A ground-breaking study of the social and cultural functions of the early modern theatre. Jean Howard looks at the effects of drama and the stage on early moder

This volume explores the multiple connections between contemporary British theatre and the medieval and early modern periods. Involving both French and British

This is the first book to focus on the relationships which men formed with their wives in early modern England, making it an important contribution to a new und

Early modern stereotypes used to be studied as evidence of popular belief, something mired with prejudices and commonly held assumptions. Stereotypes and stereo

This collection of original essays honors the groundbreaking scholarship of Jean E. Howard by exploring cultural and economic constructions of affect in the ear