Where does Shakespeare fit into the drama of his day‎?‎ Getting to know the work of Shakespeare‎'‎s contemporaries offers an insight into Elizabethan and Jacobean preoccupations and the theatrical climate of the early modern period‎.‎ This book provides an essential overview of some major dramatic works from their stage origins to today‎'‎s screen productions‎.‎ Each chapter includes‎:‎ * a detailed analysis of a play by Shakespeare considered alongside a key work by one other significant playwright of the day ‎(‎including The Merchant of Venice‎,‎ Volpone‎,‎ The Spanish Tragedy‎,‎ Titus Andronicus‎,‎ Othello‎,‎ The Changeling‎,‎ Romeo and Juliet‎,‎ The Duchess of Malfi‎,‎ Measure for Measure‎,‎ ‎'‎Tis Pity She‎'‎s a Whore‎,‎ The Taming of the Shrew‎,‎ The Tragedy of Mariam‎,‎ Doctor Faustus and Hamlet‎)‎ * close reading of the text * discussion of early modern theatrical practices * a focus on one ground‎-breaking example of early modern drama on screen * suggestions for links with other early modern texts and further reading This book provides a route map to the very latest developments in early modern drama studies‎,‎ fostering confident and independent thinking‎,‎ making it an ideal introduction for students of Shakespeare and his contemporaries‎.‎