Renaissance Drama By Women is a unique volume of plays and documents. For the first time, it demonstrates the wide range of theatrical activity in which women were involved during the Renaissance period. It includes full-length plays, a translated fragment by Queen Elizabeth I, a masque, and a substantial number of historical documents. With full and up-to-date accompanying critical material, this collection of texts is an exciting and invaluable resource for use in both the classroom and research.
Special features introduced by the editors include:
* introductory material to each play
* modernized spellings
* extensive notes and annotations
* biographical essays on each playwright
* a complete bibliography
Methodically and authoritatively edited by S.P. Cerasano and Marion Wynne-Davies, Renaissance Drama by Women is a true breakthrough for the study of women's literature and performance.

• Isabella Whitney, Mary Sidney and Amelia Lanyer: Renaissance Women Poets
• Elizabeth I and Her Age (Norton Critical Editions)
• Women and Literature in Britain, 1500-1700
• Women Poets of the Renaissance
• Half Humankind: Contexts and Texts of the Controversy about Women in England, 1540-1640