... Gutman, who were influenced by Marxist class analysis, wrote histories of working people and the popular classes. Other social historians have explored the history of those who formerly were largely ignored, such as women and minorities. The study of social history was also reinforced by the development of computer analysis of historical materials. The quantitative analysis made possible by computers seemed to allow detailed ... study of far broader areas than had been possible for the ... , the material for Shakespeare's Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Timon of Ath...

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