Words that count : essays on early modern authorship in honor of MacDonald P. Jackson / edited by Brian Boyd.

Other author Boyd, Brian, 1952-
Other author Jackson, MacDonald P. (MacDonald Pairman)
Format Book
Publication InfoNewark : University of Delaware Press, ©2004.
Description291 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Lover's complaint.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Authorship.
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600. --History and criticism.
English drama--17th century. --History and criticism.
Playwriting--History. --16th century.
Playwriting--History. --17th century.
Authorship--History. --16th century.
Authorship--History. --17th century.

Contents 'A green bay-tree': tribute to MacDonald P. Jackson / John Kerrigan -- Words that count: introduction / Brian Boyd -- The great divide of 1594 / Andrew Gurr -- Kind and unkindness: Aaron in Titus Andronicus / Brian Boyd -- The troublesome raigne, George Peele, and the date of King John / Brian Vickers -- Did Shakespeare write A lover's complaint?: the Jackson ascription revisited / Ward Elliot and Robert J. Valenza -- The verse of A lover's complaint: not Shakespeare / Marina Tarlinskaja -- 'Servile ministers': Othello, King Lear, and the sacralization of service / Michael Neill -- The pattern of collaboration in Timon of Athens / John Jowett -- 'Strong commanding art': the structure of The white devil, The Duchess of Malfi, and The devil's law-case / David Gunby -- Mutinous soldiers and shouts [within]: stage directions and early modern dramaturgy / David Carnegie -- Thomas Middleton, The Spanish gypsy, and collaborative authorship / Gary Taylor.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography note"MacDonald P. Jackson--bibliography": p. 274-280.
LCCN 2003025954
ISBN087413868X (alk. paper)