Richard Dutton has been Humanities Distinguished Professor of English at Ohio State University since 2003. Previously he was at Lancaster University in England for thirty years. Working on the borders of literary criticism and theatre history, he is best known for his work on early modern censorship, including Mastering the Revels: the Regulation and Censorship of English Renaissance Drama (1991) and Licensing, Censorship and Authorship in Early Modern England: Buggeswords (2000). Ben Jonson, 'Volpone' and the Gunpowder Plot (2008) is his third monograph on Jonson. His scholarly editing includes Jonson's Epicenehas an NEH Fellowship in 2008/9 to work on Shakespeare's revision of his plays for court performance.

Each of the 36 richly detailed essays beckons to be read... Many among this all-star line-up of distinguished contributors have published book-length studies on their respective academic specializations... Collectively, the essays accrue, building a comprehensive and coherent profile of the world of early modern theater

• SECTION A: THEATRE COMPANIES ; SECTION B: LONDON PLAYHOUSES ; SECTION C: OTHER PLAYING SPACES ; SECTION D: SOCIAL PRACTICES ; SECTION E: EVIDENCE OF THEATRICAL PRACTICES

Richard Dutton has been Humanities Distinguished Professor of English at Ohio State University since 2003. Previously he was at Lancaster University in England for thirty years. Working on the borders of literary criticism and theatre history, he is best known for his work on early modern censorship, including Mastering the Revels: the Regulation and Censorship of English Renaissance Drama (1991) and Licensing, Censorship and Authorship in Early Modern England: Buggeswords (2000). Ben Jonson, 'Volpone' and the Gunpowder Plot (2008) is his third monograph on Jonson. His scholarly editing includes Jonson's Epicenehas an NEH Fellowship in 2008/9 to work on Shakespeare's revision of his plays for court performance.

Each of the 36 richly detailed essays beckons to be read... Many among this all-star line-up of distinguished contributors have published book-length studies on their respective academic specializations... Collectively, the essays accrue, building a comprehensive and coherent profile of the world of early modern theater

• SECTION A: THEATRE COMPANIES ; SECTION B: LONDON PLAYHOUSES ; SECTION C: OTHER PLAYING SPACES ; SECTION D: SOCIAL PRACTICES ; SECTION E: EVIDENCE OF THEATRICAL PRACTICES

Richard Dutton has been Humanities Distinguished Professor of English at Ohio State University since 2003. Previously he was at Lancaster University in England for thirty years. Working on the borders of literary criticism and theatre history, he is best known for his work on early modern censorship, including Mastering the Revels: the Regulation and Censorship of English Renaissance Drama (1991) and Licensing, Censorship and Authorship in Early Modern England: Buggeswords (2000). Ben Jonson, 'Volpone' and the Gunpowder Plot (2008) is his third monograph on Jonson. His scholarly editing includes Jonson's Epicenehas an NEH Fellowship in 2008/9 to work on Shakespeare's revision of his plays for court performance.

Each of the 36 richly detailed essays beckons to be read... Many among this all-star line-up of distinguished contributors have published book-length studies on their respective academic specializations... Collectively, the essays accrue, building a comprehensive and coherent profile of the world of early modern theater

• SECTION A: THEATRE COMPANIES ; SECTION B: LONDON PLAYHOUSES ; SECTION C: OTHER PLAYING SPACES ; SECTION D: SOCIAL PRACTICES ; SECTION E: EVIDENCE OF THEATRICAL PRACTICES