Kerwin (English, U. of Missouri, Columbia) offers five case studies in his consideration of how the field of medicine and its boundaries were affected by culture in the Renaissance, especially drama.
Early modern English writers often complained that "charity had grown cold," lamenting the dissolution of society's communal bonds. But far from diminishing in scope or influence, charity generated he
Over half the plays of the English Renaissance were scripted by more than one dramatist, says Hirschfield (English, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville). She analyzes the institutional framework that undergird
How did Shakespeare and his contemporaries, whose works mark the last quarter century of Elizabeth I's reign as one of the richest moments in all of English literature, regard and represent old age? W
The author, an independent scholar who has taught at Columbia and Brown U., examines the social and semiotic complexities of dancing as it has changed over time, performed different work in various co
Every spring and summer of her forty-four years as queen, Elizabeth I (1533–1603) insisted that her court go "on progress," a series of royal visits to towns and aristocratic homes in southern England
In today's connected and interactive world, it is hard to imagine a time when cultural and intellectual interests did not lead people to associate with others who shared similar views and preoccupatio
