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The book offers fresh readings of early modern English plays that adapted the rhetorical and theatrical traditions of Rome. . . . Its appeal lies in Helms's passionate engagement. -Shakespeare Quarterly An interesting tale of one scholar's personal encounter with Renaissance drama, with thought-provoking insights into the traditions at work on the early modern stage. -Sixteenth Century Journal Seneca by Candlelight brings the insights of traditional historical philology to bear on questions of gender, politics, and subject-formation with as much intelligence and panache as any other book I can think of. -Debora Shuger, University of California at Los Angeles

An interesting tale of one scholar's personal encounter with Renaissance drama, with thought-provoking insights into the traditions at work on the early modern stage.--Sixteenth Century Journal Seneca by Candlelight brings the insights of traditional historical philology to bear on questions of gender, politics, and subject-formation with as much intelligence and panache as any other book I can think of.--Debora Shuger, University of California at Los Angeles The book offers fresh readings of early modern English plays that adapted the rhetorical and theatrical traditions of Rome. . . . Its appeal lies in Helms's passionate engagement.--Shakespeare Quarterly

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