Reviews for Puritanism and Theatre: Thomas Middleton and Opposition Drama under the Early Stuarts

The average rating for Puritanism and Theatre: Thomas Middleton and Opposition Drama under the Early Stuarts based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-11-10 00:00:00 Hubert Falda If you like philosophy than this book will be right up your alley. If you love theatre, and comedies in particular, and can handle philosophic language, than it's also a good read. The language isn't too dense and is quite approachable. The writer obviously cares about his topic and can go off into some real flights of inquiry. His idea about Graced Folly seems significant and true. While I think he comes out of a religious background it doesn't dominate or detract from his writing. He tries very much to write as philosopher while acknowledging his own place in the world... his own context.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-07-29 00:00:00 Scott Bruggeworth This is part of my Shakespeare reference collection, which includes: A Companion to Shakespeare Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare Essential Shakespeare Handbook Imagining Shakespeare Northrop Frye on Shakespeare Shakespeare After All Shakespeare: An Oxford Guide Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare For the plays I've read, I've also read the relevant sections in these reference books. When I pick up the next play in my Shakespeare reading list, I start by reading the relevant section in the reference books, and also to refer back when necessary to get the background, history of performance and literary criticism.