What did childhood mean in early modern England? To answer this question, this book examines two key contemporary institutions: the school and the stage. The ri

This book reveals the close connections between education and the stage in early modern England by looking at the child.

This innovative study draws on theatre history and present-day performance to re-appraise the remarkable skills of early modern boy actors.

Offers a new, interdisciplinary account of early modern drama through the lens of playing and playgoing.

This book is a study of children, their books and their reading experiences in late sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Britain. It argues for the importance of