Intercultural Explorations and the Court of Henry VIII

In this new addition to the Oxford Textual Perspectives series, Nadia van Pelt takes the reader along to the dazzling world of the Tudor court culture: from music and drama, food and fashion, to the underlying religious, political, and dynastic trends that informed these cultural expressions.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Queen's Trumpet or Second Fiddle


• 2: Deathbed Foolery


• 3: Food for thought


• 4: Fashion Victims


• 5: Leaving an Impression


• Conclusion

About the author

Nadia T. van Pelt is a lecturer at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. She holds a PhD from the University of Southampton, and published her first book Drama in Medieval and Early Modern Europe with Routledge in 2019. Her research sits on the intersection between literary and cultural history, with a focus on drama, performance, and ritual.

Summary

In this new addition to the Oxford Textual Perspectives series, Nadia van Pelt takes the reader along to the dazzling world of the Tudor court culture: from music and drama, food and fashion, to the underlying religious, political, and dynastic trends that informed these cultural expressions.

Product details

• Authors: Nadia T. van Pelt, Nadia T. (Lecturer Van Pelt
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2024
• EAN: 9780192863447
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286344-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Oxford Textual Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary theory, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval