About the Project
The Digital Renaissance Editions will publish fully annotated, critical editions of early modern English drama. Adopting the already successful publishing platform developed by the Internet Shakespeare Editions, the Digital Renaissance Editions will offer open-access electronic editions of non-Shakespearean drama, from Tudor interludes through to the works of Margaret Cavendish.
Each edition will be prepared by a scholar or team of scholars, beginning with a diplomatic transcription of a selected copytext, which is carefully encoded in XML/SGML and then proofread meticulously against the original. From this 'base' text a modern text is generated, complete with annotations (of three levels of depth) and collation. Additional materials will highlight the context and history of each particular play's reception. All published content will be subjected to a rigorous peer-review process by leading international scholars to ensure accuracy and quality.
Like the Internet Shakespeare Editions, the Digital Renaissance Editions will also offer powerful search functions and concordances, as well as integrating tools for textual and stylistic analysis. In time, a performance database will accompany the site, offering a searchable collection of multimedia content related to the plays.
Advisory and Editorial Boards
Editorial Board
Michael Best, University of Victoria, B.C. (General Technical Editor)
Hugh Craig, University of Newcastle, Australia
Brett D. Hirsch, University of Western Australia (Coordinating Editor)
Ian Lancashire, University of Toronto
Helen Ostovich, McMaster University
Chris Wortham, University of Western Australia
Advisory Board
Frank Ardolino, University of Hawaii
David Bevington, University of Chicago
A. R. Braunmuller, University of California, Los Angeles
Hardy M. Cook, Bowie State University
Joost Daalder, Flinders University
Frances E. Dolan, University of California, Davis
Richard Dutton, Ohio State University
Charles R. Forker, Indiana University
Ton Hoenselaars, Universiteit Utrecht
Jean Howard, Columbia University
MacDonald P. Jackson, University of Auckland
David Scott Kastan, Columbia University
Shawn Martin, University of Michigan
Kate Mcluskie, University of Birmingham
Andrew McRae, University of Exeter
Stephen Orgel, Stanford University
Richard Rowland, University of York
Editorial and Technical Assistants
Angela K. Barbera, Mary Baldwin College
James Devenish, University of Western Australia
Helmer J. Helmers, Universiteit Leiden
Emily Ross, University of Otago
Kristine Steenbergh, University of Amsterdam
Editions in Preparation
- Thomas Dekker, The Whore of Babylon.
Edited by Frances E. Dolan, with annotations and additional critical materials prepared by Shannon Ford, Natalie Giannini, Natalie Grand, Tara Pedersen, Anna Pruitt, Vanessa Rapatz, Keri Wolfe, and Barbara Zimbalist. - George Chapman, A Humorous Day's Mirth.
Edited by Eleanor Lowe. - William Haughton, Grim the Collier of Croydon.
Edited by Roy Booth. - Philip Massinger, The Roman Actor.
Edited by Colin Gibson and Richard Rowland.
Proposals for Editions
Proposals for materials to be posted on the site of the Digital Renaissance Editions should be submitted by email to the Coordinating Editor, Brett Hirsch, bdhirsch@cyllene.uwa.edu.au.
Proposals may be submitted by individuals or by a group of collaborating scholars interested in preparing editions of plays or supporting documents, or developing performance materials. Proposals should follow the format outlined by the Internet Shakespeare Editions, available at this link. All proposals will be approved by the Editorial Board.