Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Kirjasto: Lope De Vega: Father of Spanish Drama
Biographical essay on Lope de Vega, the most respected playwright of Renaissance Spain. Features extensive personal information and a bibliography of de Vega's plays and other works.
Other
Elizabethan Costuming Page
This site from Drea Leed, author of "The Well-Dress'd Peasant: 16th Century Workingwoman's Dress", offers a detailed look at Elizabethan costumes, from the make-up, to the underclothing, to decorations and accessories.
Northern Virginia Community College
Introduction to Theater: The Renaissance/neoclassicism in Italy
Brief class notes on the Italian Renaissance, Also includes notes on Neoclassicism, Italian staging and Commedia dell'Arte
Northern Virginia Community College
Nova: Introduction to Theatre/medieval to Elizabethan
Detailed class notes on English drama and the artistic and historical influences that shaped it. Includes information about the University Wits, pre-Shakespearean acting troups and Elizabethan acting style.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Cervantes
Informative biography on the Spanish Renaissance playwright and author of "Don Quixote." Includes excerpts from several of his works.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Audiences
This resource provides a substantive overview of the historical context in which Elizabethan plays were viewed. Includes information on general dramatic themes and theatre structure.