An index of characters in early modern English drama

Description:

"This is an invaluable reference to all the characters who appear in English Drama from 1500, when drama first appeared in print, to the Restoration of Charles II. The book indexes well over a thousand printed plays. In addition to characters' names, it indexes character types (Dwarf, Gypsy), nationalities (Frenchman, American), military ranks, psychological states (Jealousy, Melancholy), occupations and professions." "The accompanying Finding List is the only place where students and researchers can locate in one table parallel lists of play titles, authors, dates of publication, dates of performance, and short-title catalogue numbers."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Indexes,  English drama,  Characters and characteristics in literature,  Plays & playwrights: 16th to 18th centuries,  Theater - History & Criticism,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Drama,  Early Modern English Drama (1500-1700),  Literary Criticism,  Performing Arts,  English,  Performing Arts/Dance,  British Isles,  Bibliographies & Indexes,  English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--Indexes,  Performing Arts / Theater / General,  17th century,  Characters and characteristics,  Early modern and Elizabethan,,  Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600,  English drama, dictionaries,  English drama, history and criticism, early modern and elizabethan, 1500-1600

Times: Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600,  17th century