John Skelton and the Politics of the 1520s

Klappentext A detailed examination of the poet John Skelton's satirical assault upon Cardinal Wolsey. Zusammenfassung The series of satirical poems and invectives written against Thomas! Cardinal Wolsey! the chief minister of Henry VIII! by the poet John Skelton has long been used by scholars as evidence of the sins and follies of Wolsey's regime. At the heart of this book is a detailed examination of these texts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Select glossary; Introduction; 1. John Skelton and the Howards: the question of patronage; 2. The Court career of John Skelton, King's orator; 3. Speke, Parott and Why Com Ye Nat to Courte?: the context and evolution of a satiric stance; 4. 'Lyke Mahounde in a play': conventional elements in Skelton's portrait of Wolsey; 5. 'So mangye a mastyfe curre, the grete greyhoundes pere': Skelton's account of Wolsey's relations with King and Court during his ascendancy; 6. 'Obseqious et Loyall': Skelton's political work under Wolsey's patronage; Conclusion; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Walker Greg, Greg Walker
• Con la collaborazione di: Anthony Fletcher (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.08.2002
• EAN: 9780521521390
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52139-0
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Early Mod
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia