A native of Canada, Ross W. Duffin is Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music and Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University, where he specializes in historical performance practice. Among his books are Shakespeare's Songbook (W. W. Norton, 2004), and How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) (Norton, 2007). Duffin has been described as "virtually synonymous with music and Shakespeare," and his book was lauded as "a musicological tour de force, totally without pedantry, a book which will forever change Shakespeare productions."

An essential resource for theater practitioners, musicologists, and literary scholars, Duffin's remarkable book has revitalized the resonances of early modern music and its integral role in these comedies.

• GlossaryForeword, by Tiffany Stern Prologue - Editorial NoteAcknowledgments Part 1. Background of the 15th and 16th Centuries1. Mystery/Morality Plays2. Court Enterludes3. St Paul's Enterludes4. Chapels Royal Enterludes5. University and Inns of Court Enterludes6. Continental Influences Part 2. London Comedy to 16257. Ben Jonson (1572-1637)8. George Chapman (1559-1634)9. John Marston (1576-1634)10. Thomas Dekker (1572-1632)11. John Fletcher (1579-1625)12. Thomas Middleton (1580-1627)13. Francis Beaumont (1584-1616)14. Philip Massinger (1583-1640) 15. Other Playwrights16. Anonymous Plays ca.160017. Jigs Appendix

A native of Canada, Ross W. Duffin is Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music and Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University, where he specializes in historical performance practice. Among his books are Shakespeare's Songbook (W. W. Norton, 2004), and How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) (Norton, 2007). Duffin has been described as "virtually synonymous with music and Shakespeare," and his book was lauded as "a musicological tour de force, totally without pedantry, a book which will forever change Shakespeare productions."

An essential resource for theater practitioners, musicologists, and literary scholars, Duffin's remarkable book has revitalized the resonances of early modern music and its integral role in these comedies.

• GlossaryForeword, by Tiffany Stern Prologue - Editorial NoteAcknowledgments Part 1. Background of the 15th and 16th Centuries1. Mystery/Morality Plays2. Court Enterludes3. St Paul's Enterludes4. Chapels Royal Enterludes5. University and Inns of Court Enterludes6. Continental Influences Part 2. London Comedy to 16257. Ben Jonson (1572-1637)8. George Chapman (1559-1634)9. John Marston (1576-1634)10. Thomas Dekker (1572-1632)11. John Fletcher (1579-1625)12. Thomas Middleton (1580-1627)13. Francis Beaumont (1584-1616)14. Philip Massinger (1583-1640) 15. Other Playwrights16. Anonymous Plays ca.160017. Jigs Appendix