Description:
Covering a period of nearly 40 years' work by the author this collection of essays brings the perspective of a Drama academic and practitioner of early English plays to the understanding of how medieval plays and Robin Hood games of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were performed.
Review Quotes:
'...rich detail and searching analysis [are] offered by this valuable collection of the essays of a major medieval scholar' - Stephen Knight, International Association for Robin Hood Studies
'... the insightfulness of the essays here collected is due in no large part to the fact that Marshall has had repeated success as an actor, director, teacher, literary critic, cultural observer, and theater historian... The nineteen essays here collected are a tribute to John Marshall's invaluable contributions to our ever-expanding understanding of early English dramatic performance and make possible future contributions to a variety of fields of cultural and theater studies' - Kevin J. Harty, Arthuriana (Volume 30, Number 2)