Shakespeare''s Festive History - Feasting, Festivity, Fasting and Lent in the Second Henriad

List of contents

Contents: Shakespeare's festive history: an introduction; 'Awhile to work, and after holiday': Richard II and the roots of a festive history; 'What, is it time to jest and dally now?': Hal's creation of the feast of Falstaff in 1 Henry IV; 'The unquiet time' of 2 Henry IV: Festivity and order in Flux; 'The turning o' the tide': the Lent of Agincourt and the return of the feast in Henry V; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

Title first published in 2003. The author of this study explores how Shakespeare creates historical characters who engineer their supremacy, shore up their popular support, and/or sustain their charisma through manipulation of festive elements, which are found throughout the tetralogy and rooted in the English cultural psyche.

Product details

• Authors: RUITER, David Ruiter, David (University of Texas at El Paso Ruiter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.10.2018, delayed
• EAN: 9781138710856
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71085-6
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet