

James Shirley was one of the most prominent playwrights of the English Renaissance, and one of the last great writers of the Jacobean period. In this book, Edmund Gosse provides a comprehensive biography of Shirley, tracing his life and work from his early days as a Cambridge...

James Shirley was one of the most prominent playwrights of the English Renaissance, and one of the last great writers of the Jacobean period. In this book, Edmund Gosse provides a comprehensive biography of Shirley, tracing his life and work from his early days as a Cambridge...