First, consult
one of the archival resources available in/through the Records of Early
English Drama and choose either a particular record or a set of
records that refer to one practice or event (try using the index).
The material you choose must primarily focus on records inscribed between
1485 and 1603 and must deploy those records to shed new light on a
specific, single element of live performance in practice during those years
(for instance, “how torches were used to light evening performances at York”).
You can seek out something relevant to the early staging of one of our
class readings (for instance, “how torchlight affects the meaning of certain
lines in the York Judgment”), but you can also opt to seek out something
in the records that is valuable in itself. Whatever you choose, it must yield,
after close reading, a compelling new way to look at some element of a dramatic
or archival text (however minor).
Next, by
returning to your texts again and again, and by fleshing out your research
around them, develop a close analytical reading of that single element
— whether it is in the interaction between a play and corresponding records, or
simply in the records themselves — that is ambitious, risky, complex,
in-depth, and non-obvious enough that a 1250- to 1500-word scholarly argument
is required to fully explain and defend it. You’ll need to find
and include research from previously published studies, as well as close
readings from elsewhere in the text, as far as these are necessary for
your argument.
Next, figure
out how to convince me of your enriched, enriching argument, in a
roughly 1250- to 1500-word argumentative essay. Your work
must communicate a close analytical reading in a logically organized,
thoroughly researched, and rigorously focused way. Arrange the
material of your reading into a coherent, singular thesis. Include no information
or material that is not immediately relevant to that thesis. The
style, tone, and formatting of the writing should be professional and
mature.
The paper needs to be rewritten
The Paper is currently on the role of woman in early english drama but needs to be more on the religius and morality aspects of woman in early english drama.
Focus more on plays like the digby mary magdalene or the chester innocents
The paper seeme to be focused around germany currently but must be soley focused only around london
The topic is broad and must be narrowed down. Follow complete instructions and use the internet source of REED to find the topic and complete the paper. Things like “religion” or key words from the play might be beneficial to type into the search engine on REED but must use REED for the entirety of this assignment
Should also use secondary scholarly sources to help back up arguments and findings
Certain religious plays studied this term teach religious values at that time and also societal norms. This might be good to consider when doing research on REED
James Stokes’s two substantial volumes of records of early music, dance, performance, ritual, ceremony, and entertainments have the virtues of the Records of Early English Drama series as a whole, bringing together an impressive array of primary documents, most of them previously unpublished and others only available in rare volumes, in a coherently organized, nicely produced, and attractive edition.
Should searhc up “James Stokes” and see how he could relate to the topic and incorporate your findings on him
Step 1: Research. Search REED (Records of Early
English Drama) REED Online
(utoronto.ca) Might be beneficial to read the homepage and learn how to search
and navigate through REED
Step 2: More Research. See what other scholars might have
also wrote on this specific element or topic that you have found from REED
Step 3: Write The Essay. An essay that uses the records of
early English drama to shed new light on a specific, single element of live
performance during the period of 1485 to 1603
Arguing for a truly analytical
reading of ONE single thing, in a way that is ambitious,
risky, complex, in-depth, and non-obvious, is the most important thing to
do for this essay;
Higher grades than that will come from the strength
and scope of the research actually done, and from how effectively that
research is applied to the argument being presented.
truly convince me about something
that I didn’t believe or know before
link to website
https://ereed.library.utoronto.ca
