Theatrical City - Culture, Theatre and Politics in London, 15761649

Klappentext A collection of interdisciplinary essays on the 'theatrical' in Renaissance London. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays adopts a novel! interdisciplinary approach to a diverse group of texts composed in London during the Renaissance. Eight literary scholars and eight historians from two continents have been paired to write companion essays on each text. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of contributors; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1. John Stow's Survey of London Ian Archer and Lawrence Manley; 2. Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Penry Williams and Louis A. Montrose; 3. Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday Paul S. Seaver and David Bevington; 4. John Marston's The Fawn Linda Levy Peck and Frank Whigham; 5. Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair Patrick Collinson and Leah S. Marcus; 6. Philip Massinger's A New Way to Pay Old Debts Keith Lindley and Martin Butler; 7. The Root and Branch Petition and the Grand Remonstrance David L. Smith and Richard Strier; 8. John Milton's Eikonoklastes Derek Hirst and Marshall Grossman.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David L. (Professor) Strier Smith, David L. (University of Chicago) Strier Smith, Professor David L. Strier Smith
• Mitarbeit: David Bevington (Herausgeber), Bevington David (Herausgeber), David L. Smith (Herausgeber), Professor David L. Smith (Herausgeber), Richard Strier (Herausgeber), Strier Richard (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.12.2003
• EAN: 9780521526159
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52615-9
• Seiten: 308
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; London, Greater London, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800