James Shirley and Early Modern Theatre

Barbara Ravelhofer is Professor of English Literature at Durham University and a general editor on The Oxford Complete Works of James Shirley. Her publications include The Early Stuart Masque: Dance, Costume, and Music (2006).

• ContentsIntroduction Barbara Ravelhofer Time for James ShirleyJeremy Lopez The Comic and the Apocalyptic in Shirley’s DramaRebecca Hasler ‘And you meane to rise at court, practise to caper’: The Representation of the Court in James Shirley’s Plays, 1631-36 Peter HappéRebellion in Arcadia: Caroline Anti-Militarism in Dramatic Adaptations of SidneyRachel Ellen ClarkA Conflict More Fierce than Many Thousand Battles: Staging the Politics of Treason and Allegiance in James Shirley’s Maritime Plays, The Young Admiral and The Court Secret Rebecca BaileyShirley’s Tragedies Barbara RavelhoferShirley’s Dublin Days: A Nervous Première of St. Patrick for Ireland Robert LublinPapers Most Foul: The Melbourne Manuscript and the ‘Foul Papers’ Debate Dan Starza SmithPlotting Paratexts in Shirley’s The Politician Jitka Štollová The Drama of Shirley’s Poems Philip West Music in the Work of James Shirley Andrew Ashbee Versification from Shakespeare to Shirley: Implications for PerformanceMarina TarlinskajaBibliography