Influence of the Jacobean Masque on the Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Groping for a Form: Beaumont, Fletcher, and Shakespeare 3. Henry VIII and The Two Nobel Kinsman 4. The Use of Full Masques in the Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher 5. Masque Elements in the Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher 6. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography

About the author

Suzanne Gossett

Summary

This title, first published in 1988, examines the influence of the Jacobean masque on the plays of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The author examines the ways in which the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher represent not only a great expression of human emotion, but how they are also a fine example of the growth and change of dramatic form. This title will be of interest to students of drama, literature and performance studies.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Gossett, Gossett Suzanne
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.2017
• EAN: 9780415787499
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78749-9
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama; Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights