Annotated Bibliography

Anon. Bartholomevv faire, or, Variety of fancies vvhere you may find a faire of vvares, and all to please your mind with the severall enormityes and misdemeanours which are seene and acted. Early English Books Online.London: Printed for Richard Harper, 1641.
A pamphlet describing the happenings and social dynamic at Bartholomew Fair.

Anon. The Miser mump’d of his gold, or, The Merry frolick of a lady of pleasure in Bartholomew-fair shewing how she fed the usurer with pig but made him pay for the sawce: to the tune of Caesar live long. Early English Books Online. Harvard University Library. 1688. Accessed 4 April 2006.
This document describes the interaction of two participants in the Fair, one a “miser” (probably a Jew), the other a female vendor of pork. The woman tricks the man and takes his money.

Aretine, Peter. Strange newes from Bartholomew-Fair, or, the wandering-whore discovered her cabinet unlockt, her secrets laid open, unveiled, and spread abroad in Whore and Bacon-lane, Duck Street and the garrison of Pye-corner. With the exact manner of conveighing St. Jameses Bawbyes to St. Bartholomews-Fair, for the use of all noble hectors. Trappans, pimps, dicks merry cullys and [sic] mad- conceited lads of Great-Bedlam. Also the mad flights, merry-conceited tricks, whimsies and quillets used by the wandring-whore, her bawds, mobs, panders, pads and trulls for the drawing in of young hectors, with the manner of her traffick by morter-pieces, and new invented engines never discovered before. Early English Books Online. Guildhall Library: London, England. 1661. Accessed 4 April 2006.
A whore and vendor discuss strategies for drawing in customers at the Fair.

Bristol, Michael. “Everyday Custom and Popular Culture.” A Companion to Renaissance Drama. Oxford, 2004.
Gives analysis of ballads and thier by the lower class citizens.

Cook, Chris, and John Wroughton. English Historical Facts:1603-1688. Totowa: Rowman and Littlefield, 1980.
Includes general information about the types of music to be found in Renaissance England.

Dekker, Thomas. The Shoemaker's Holiday. Ed. Parr, Anthony. New York: A&C Black Publishers, Ltd., 1990.
A play that represents festivity and social class crossing, as well as social inversions.

Deloney, Thomas. Jack of Newbury. 1597

Gurr, Andrew. Playgoing in Shakespeare’s London. 3 rd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Aspects of theatre in Elizabethan London theatre are discussed, including stage construction, audience makeup, and general spectator experience.

Hattaway, Michael. Elizabethan Popular Theatre. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982.
Aspects of the theatre-going crowd in Elizabethan London are discussed, including stage construction and acting styles, as well as some analysis of specific dramas.

Hattaway, Michel. “Drama and Society”. The Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Drama. Ed. A.R. Braunmuller and Michael Hattaway. 2 nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. (found with the help of MLA)
Discusses various social issues that affected Elizabethan drama, including political developments, economic division, and the growth of London. Also offers a way to read Elizabethan drama by incorporating these aspects.

Jonson, Ben. Bartholomew Fair. Ed. Gossett, Suzanne. New York: Manchester University Press, 2000.
An assorted cast assembles at the Fair, leading to many unexpected events and the interaction of characters from many different social backgrounds.

Jonson, Ben. Bartholomew Fair from The Workes of Benjamin Jonson Second Volume. Duke University Special Collections. 1640.

Knight, Stephen and Thomas Ohlgren. A Gest of Robyn Hode. Michigan: 1997.

Laroque, François. Shakespeare’s Festive World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Details the holidays and festivals of Elizabethan England, discusses their role in Shakespeare's plays.

Lowinsky, Edward E. "Music in the Culture of Renaissance." Journal of the History of Ideas. Vol.15, No.4. pp509-553. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1954
Includes in depth analysis of all types of music during the Renaissance, including church music.

Morley, Henry. Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair. New York: Scribner, Welford, and Armstrong, 1860.
A history of the Fair itself, with engravings.

Stow, John. A Survey of London. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1971.
An exploration of the history of various areas of London.

Stow, John. A Survey of London. London: George Purslow, 1618.
An exploration of the history of various areas of London.

Shakespeare, William. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth. Ed. Hodgdon, Barbara. Boston: Bedford Books, 1997.
A play detailing the difficult ascent of a prince with a taste for criminality to the throne.

Stallybrass, Peter and White, Allon. The Politics and Poetics of Transgression. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1986.
A book detailing the nuances of the fair and the excess that it fostered; also discusses various transformations that occur within Bartholomew Fair, specifically.

Teague, Frances. The Curious History of Bartholomew Fair. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1985.
A history of the social movements surrounding the play as well as some biographical information about Jonson, as well as how the play has been received over the years.

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes. "The Drama to 1642: Part II"
Gives thorough history and general information about masques.

Wagner, John A. Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe, and America. Pheonix: Oryx Press, 1999
Includes general information about Renaissance England.