Nardo, Don, 1947-

Great Elizabethan playwrights / by Don Nardo. - San Diego [Calif.] : Lucent Books, c2003. - 112 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. - The Lucent library of historical eras. Elizabethan England .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105) and index.

Birth of the English-speaking theater -- "On Your Imaginary Forces Work" : the Elizabethan theater -- The courtly dreamer : John Lyly -- Father of the revenge tragedy : Thomas Kyd -- Poet of pageant and drama : George Peele -- A man at war within himself : Robert Greene -- Risk-taker and mystery-maker : Christopher Marlowe -- A playwright for all time : William Shakespeare -- Shrewd critic of human follies : Ben Jonson.

Discusses the origins of English-speaking theater and includes facts about seven early Elizabethan playwrights, including William Shakespeare.

ISBN: 1590180178 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2001006602

Subjects--Personal Names:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dramatists, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--Biography.
Theater--History--England--16th century.
Dramatists, English.
English drama--History and criticism.--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
Theater--History--England--16th century.

LC Class. No.: PR421 / .N37 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 822/.309