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Modern 16th Century Books

Books selected for readers looking for modern 16th century books.

28 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·15% reader overlap with Renaissance History Books

1. Doctor Faustus, A- and B- Texts 1604
Christopher Marlowe, David Bevington
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
2. Philaster: or Love Lies A-bleeding
Andrew Gurr, Francis Beaumont
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
3. The Malcontent
George Hunter, George K. Hunter
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
4. The Roaring Girl
Paul Mulholland
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
5. Manga Classics: Othello - Modern English Edition
Michael Barltrop, William Shakespeare
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: YA Classic Adaptation Comics
6. The Knight of the Burning Pestle
Sheldon Zitner, Francis Beaumont
Fits this list for its focus on modern.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
7. Tamburlaine the Great
J. S. Cunningham, Eithne Henson
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
8. Galatea
John Lyly, Leah Scragg
Fits this list for its focus on century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
9. Bartholomew Fair
Suzanne Gossett
Fits this list for its focus on modern.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
10. Antonio's Revenge
John Marston, W. Reavley Gair
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
11. The Way of the World
William Congreve
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
12. Dark Renaissance
Stephen Greenblatt
Included for strong biography alignment with this modern 16th century list.
Shelf signal: Tudor & Elizabethan Britain
13. Salome
Oscar Wilde
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
14. Plays on Women
Kathleen E. McLuskie, David Bevington
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
15. A Lover's Complaint
William Shakespeare
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: British & Irish Poetry
16. Epicene, or the Silent Woman
Richard Dutton
Strong fit for this modern 16th century list in the 16th-century literary criticism lane.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
17. Every Man Out of His Humour
Helen Ostovich, Ben Jonson
Fits this list for its focus on modern.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
18. The Troublesome Reign of John, King of England
Charles R. Forker
Strong fit for this modern 16th century list in the 16th-century literary criticism lane.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
19. Welcome to the Globe
Peter Chrisp
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: Theater & Plays
20. Stages of Power
Eric S. Mallin, Paul V. Sullivan
Included for strong history alignment with this modern 16th century list.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
21. Mismapping the Underworld
John Kleiner
Fits this list for its focus on 16th and century.
Shelf signal: Italian Literary Criticism
22. Shakespeare's Greatest Love
David Medina
Included for strong studies alignment with this modern 16th century list.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
23. Thomas of Woodstock
Peter Corbin, Douglas Sedge
Strong fit for this modern 16th century list in the 16th-century literary criticism lane.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism
24. Tyrant
Stephen Greenblatt
Included for strong book club alignment with this modern 16th century list.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century Literary Criticism