English Historical Drama, 1500-1660: Forms Outside the Canon

ISBN-13: 9781403948496 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 206 str.

Barbara Ravelhofer; Theresa Grant

Opis

Many readers today associate the early modern history play with Shakespeare. While not wishing to ignore the influence of Shakespeare, this collection of essays explores other historical drama between 1500 and 1660, covering a wide range of different formats outside the canon of 1590s history cycles. An introduction provides a survey of current criticism, including both early modern and contemporary definitions of the 'history play'. Individual essays in chronological order explore genres that perform 'history' in different ways, such as shows, moralities or closet drama. In this way this collection establishes alternative paradigms of early modern historical drama.

Recenzje

' English Historical Drama illuminates the enduring link between history and drama in early modern society.' - John Ridpath, Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; T.Grant & B.Ravelhofer The Early Tudor History Play; J.Dillon The Reformation of History in John Bale's Biblical Dramas; A.W.Taylor Seneca and the Early Elizabethan History Play; M.Ullyot History in the Making: The Case of Samuel Rowley's When You See Me You Know Me (1604/5); T.Grant The Stage Historicizes the Turk: Convention and Contradiction in the Turkish History Play; M.Hutchings News Drama: The Tragic Subject of Charles I; B.Ravelhofer Index

O autorze

JANETTE DILLON is Professor of Drama in the School of English Studies, University of Nottingham, UK MARK HUTCHINGS is Lecturer in the School of English and American Literature, University of Reading, UK ANDREW W. TAYLOR is Fellow and Director of Studies in English at Churchill College, Cambridge, UK MICHAEL ULLYOT is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Calgary, Canada