Laurence works on literature of the 16th and 17th century, with a particular interest in English Renaissance drama (Shakespeare, Marlowe, Middleton, Webster) and in tragedy and theories of tragedy.

Explore the history and culture of the early modern period. What was life like in the age of da Vinci? What is the basis of our understanding of concepts such as nature, romance, freedom, and ...

The early 2000s are making a dramatic comeback, with trends from the era dominating fashion, music and pop culture. From low-rise jeans to frosted lip gloss, the aesthetic of the millennium has ...

John O'Malley, a distinguished scholar of the Renaissance and Reformation, has decisively challenged this interpretation, emphasizing the variety, vitality, and complexity of Catholicism in the early ...

This is frequently found in Renaissance music. A false relation is a type of dissonance that occurs in Renaissance music. It is a harmonic clash that happens when a note in one part is played or ...

The 16th century was an age of exploration in all senses of the term, a period ... In the early 1500s, as explorers probed the New World, some of the greatest masterpieces of the Renaissance ...

A survey of the origins and development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from Renaissance times to the Modern period. Emphasis is placed on representative works of art from the Renaisance, ...