Politics of Performance in Early Renaissance Drama

Zusammenfassung Greg Walker provides a new account of the relationship between politics and drama in the turbulent period from the accession of Henry VIII to the reign of Elizabeth I. He focuses on political drama in both England and Scotland! exploring the complex relationships between politics! court culture and dramatic composition! performance and publication. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Playing by the book: early Tudor drama and the printed text; 2. Household drama and the art of good counsel; 3. John Heywood and the politics of contentment; 4. Acting government: Sir David Lindsay's Ane Satyre of The Thrie Estaitis; 5. Dramatic justice at the Marian court: Nicholas Udall's Respublica; 6. Strategies of courtship: the marital politics of Gorboduc; Epilogue; Appendices; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Walker Greg, Greg Walker, Greg (University of Leicester) Walker
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.09.1998
• EAN: 9780521563314
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56331-4
• Pagine: 260
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights