Shakespeare's writings reflect his engagement with contemporary knowledge of the cosmos, nature, and human biology. Through the dialogic nature of drama, he crafted a unique approach that embraced provisionality, exploration, and an acceptance of uncertainty and contradiction. This examination reveals how these themes enriched his plays and deepened their complexity.
This book examines the two-way influence between Shakespeare and his company's main competitors in the 1590s, the Admiral's Men. Providing a valuable addition to the thriving field of repertory studies, it offers new insights into Shakespeare's development as well as readings of important, sometimes neglected plays by his contemporaries.
This detailed and approachable account of Marlowe's life and career discusses his plays and poetry, stage history and influence.