Renaissance Drama v. 38

Renaissance Drama, an annual interdisciplinary publication, is devoted to drama and performance as a central feature of Renaissance culture. The essays in each volume explore the traditional canon of drama, the significance of performance, broadly construed, to early modern culture, and the impact of new forms of interpretation on the study of Renaissance plays, theater, and performance. Volume 38 includes essays that explore topics in early modern drama ranging from Shakespeares Jewish questions in The Merchant of Venice and the gender of rhetoric in Shakespeares sonnets and Jonsons plays to improvisation in the commedia dellarte and the rebirth of tragedy in 1940 Germany.