Eros and Power in English Renaissance Drama: Five Plays by Marlowe, Davenant, Massinger, Ford and Shakespeare

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This text features five plays from the English Renaissance which explore political questions and developments by telling stories about the erotic impulses of a national ruler. The volume contains fully annotated and modernized versions of Marlowe’s
Edward II , Shakespeare’s
Measure for Measure , Massinger’s
The Duke of Milan , Davenant’s
The Cruel Brother , and Ford’s
Love’s Sacrifice . The author provides an introduction, initial discussion, and selected illustration(s) for each play, along with an introduction to erotic politics and the Renaissance - era political mentality.