Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume

The meanings originally communicated by Elizabethan and Jacobean dress have long been confined to history. Why, then, have doublets, hose, ruffs and farthingales featured in many Shakespeare productions staged since the turn of the 21st century?

This book scrutinizes the popular practice of costuming Shakespeare''s plays in Elizabethan and Jacobean dress. It considers why this approach to design ap...