English Renaissance Drama, a Burgeoning Field of Scholarship, is Impoverished When It Comes to Teaching Materials. This Anthology Provides a Selection of Plays and Editorial Apparatus Tuned to Undergraduates.;The 27 Plays Included in This Text Are Ordered Chronologically by the Playwright's Birth Dates. the Edited and Annotated Texts Reflect Recent Discoveries and Trends in Critical Editing. Annotations and Editing Pay Special Attention to Staging and to the Plays As Scripts for Theatrical Performance. Student-Friendly Introductions Discuss Contemporary Critical Approaches While Providing Basic Information About Context, Structure, Plot and Character.