The book is a semiotic study of Jacobean drama, examining both canonical texts by Thomas Middleton, John Webster and less known dramas such as Anonymous , Markham and Sampson's or by Beaumont and Fletcher. Combining Bakhtinian concepts with Jurij Lotman’s theory of semiosphere, the author offers new readings of eleven tragedies.

Collected under the theme of «Visions and Revisions», the papers included in this volume examine different aspects of literature and culture of the Anglophone world. Divided into three parts – poetry, prose and culture – this diverse volume reflects the dynamics of change in literature and culture, enabling investigation of the multifaceted canon.