Shakespeare''s Princes of Wales - English Identity and the Welsh Connection

Shakespeare's Princes of Wales examines how the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries portrayed the influence of the princedom of Wales.

List of contents

• Introduction: Welsh Princes, English Playwrights


• 1: The Princedom of Wales as Political Stage


• 2: England's Hope? Shadowed Heirs in Shakespeare's Histories


• 3: "Victorious stock ": The "Native " Prince in Edward III, Edward I and Henry V


• 4: Princes, Playhouses, and the Politics of Empire: Henry Frederick and the Investiture of 1610


• 5: Anticipating the Revolution: The Princedom in Decline


• Epilogue: Beyond the Renaissance

About the author

Marisa R. Cull is an Assistant Professor of English at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.

Summary

Shakespeare's Princes of Wales examines how the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries portrayed the influence of the princedom of Wales.

Additional text

Marisa Cull's absorbing and innovatiove study demonstrates the profound significance of Wales in general, and Glyn Dwr in particular, for the life and work of Shakespeare.

Product details

• Authors: Marisa R. Cull, Marisa R. (Assistant Professor of English Cull, Cull Marisa R.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.11.2014
• EAN: 9780198716198
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871619-8
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Self-tuition materials (general); Humanities, art, music > History; England, Wales, European History, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Wales, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, Wales / Cymru