Product Description: Garrett Sullivan explores the changing impact of Aristotelian conceptions of vitality and humanness on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature before and after the rise of Descartes. Aristotle's tripartite soul is usually considered in relation to concepts of psychology and physiology...read more

Product Description: Renaissance Drama, an annual and interdisciplinary publication, is devoted to drama and performance as a central feature of Renaissance culture. The essays in each volume explore traditional canons 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, theatre, and performance...read more

Product Description: Examining sixteenth and seventeenth century conceptions of memory and forgetting, this study demonstrates their importance to the drama and culture of the time. Garrett A. Sullivan discusses memory and forgetting in terms of which a variety of behaviors--from seeking salvation to pursuing vengeance to succumbing to desire--are conceptualized...read more

Product Description: This work explores the ways in which a range of early modern plays such as Shakespeare's "King Lear", "Cymbeline", and "Richard II", Heywood's "Edward IV", Brome's "A Jovial Crew", and the anonymous Arden of Faversham and Woodstock intervene in the ongoing reconceptualization of land and land ownership in the late 16th and early 17th centuries...read more