King John (Mis)Remembered

ISBN-13: 9780367881061 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 216 str.

Igor Djordjevic

Opis

Tracing the story of King John’s enshrinement as a villain in cultural memory, Igor Djordjevic focuses on the relationship of poet-playwrights Michael Drayton and Anthony Munday with John Stow, antiquarian discoverer and disseminator of the Chronicle of Dunmow; and the relationship of all three with the Lord Admiral’s Men. Djordjevic follows the cu

Recenzje

"Djordjevic succeeds in offering a convincing and interesting explanatory model, grounded in a thorough analysis of familiar and obscure texts alike, for shifting popular views of a notorious medieval monarch several centuries after his death." – Lindsay Diggelmann, The University of Auckland.

Spis treści

Reclaiming John from the monks.  Ground zero: Peele, Shakespeare, and the birth of the topical cluster.  John Stow at the crossroads of memory, legend, and theatrical history.  Munday's alternate history and the topical cluster of King John.  The sexy side of history and the specter of bastardy: Look About You.  Historical poesy strikes back.  Dunmow Redivivus: Vallans, Daniel, and Davenport.  Connecting the dots: the long shadow of Dunmow.

O autorze

Igor Djordjevic is Associate Professor of English at York University, Canada. He is also the author of Holinshed's Nation (2010).