Tamburlaine: A Critical Reader

David McInnis is Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama at the University of Melbourne, Australia.Contributors include Claire M. L. Bourne (Pennsylvania State University, USA), Matthew Dimmock (University of Sussex, UK), Peter Kirwan (University of Nottingham, UK), Tom Rutter (University of Sheffield, UK), Liam E. Semler (University of Sydney, Australia), M. L. Stapleton (Purdue University, USA), Sydnee Wagner (City University of New York, USA) and Sarah Wall-Randell (Wellesley College, USA).

• AcknowledgmentsSeries IntroductionNotes on ContributorsIntroduction David McInnis, University of Melbourne, Australia1 Tamburlaine, 1587-2000: A Reception History M. L. Stapleton, Purdue University, USA2 ‘The Critical Landscape, 2000-Present’ Sarah Wall-Randell, Wellesley College, USA3 ‘High astounding terms’: Tamburlaine and Tamburlaine on stage Peter Kirwan, University of Nottingham, UK4 New Directions: Mending Tamburlaine Claire M. L. Bourne, Pennsylvania State University, USA5 New Directions: Tamburlaine the Weather Man Tom Rutter, University of Sheffield, UK6 New Directions: Towards a Racialized TamburlaineSydnee Wagner, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA7 New Directions: Retooling Timür Matthew Dimmock, University of Sussex, UK8 Three Tents for Tamburlaine: Resources and Approaches for Teaching the Play Liam E. Semler, University of Sydney, AustraliaWorks Cited and Selected Further ReadingIndex

The true genius of this collection is in its Janusian perspective ... Tamburlaine: A Critical Reader serves as a concise but impressive review of Tamburlaine’s history in past decades, a time capsule recording the current state of the field, and an optimistic forecast of what we may see in decades to come.