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Drama and Politics in the English Civil War

Wiseman Susan
Innbundet / 1998 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780521472210
Publisert
1998-04-09
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Cambridge University Press
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603 gr
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236 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
24 mm
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P, 06
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Engelsk
Format
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Antall sider
316

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Wiseman Susan

Drama and Politics in the English Civil War

Wiseman Susan
Innbundet / 1998 / Engelsk
Wiseman Susan
Innbundet / 1998 / Engelsk
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'… breathes new life into the traditional historiography of this fascinating period, challenging us to attend to neglected voices and lives.' History Today

In 1642 an ordinance closed the theatres of England. Critics and historians have assumed that the edict was to be firm and inviolate. Susan Wiseman challenges this assumption and argues that the period 1640 to 1660 was not a gap in the production and performance of drama nor a blank space between 'Renaissance drama' and the 'Restoration stage'. Rather, throughout the period, writers focused instead on a range of dramas with political perspectives, from republican to royalist. This group included the short pamphlet dramas of the 1640s and the texts produced by the writers of the 1650s, such as William Davenant, Margaret Cavendish and James Shirley. In analysing the diverse forms of dramatic production of the 1640s and 1650s, Wiseman reveals the political and generic diversity produced by the changes in dramatic production, and offers insights into the theatre of the Civil War.
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An analysis of the diverse focus of dramatic production in 1640s' and 1650s' England.
List of illustrations; A note on texts and list of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: how the drama disappeared; Part I. 1642–1649: Cases in Politics and Drama: 1. New news for a new world? Genre, politics and the news dialogues of the 1640s; 2. 'With the agreement of the people in their hands': transformations of 'radical' drama in the 1640s; 3. Royalist versus republican ethics and aesthetics: The Famous Tragedie of Charles I and The Tragedy of the Famous Orator Marcus Tullius Cicero; Interchapter: 'The Life of Action': playing, action and discourse on performance in the 1640s; Part II. The 1650s: Protectorate, Politics and Performance: 4. Gender and status in dramatic discourse: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle; 5. Royal or reformed? The politics of court entertainment in translation and performance; 6. National identity, topic and genre in Davenant's Protectorate opera; 7. Genre, politics and place: the social body in the dramatic career of John Tatham; 8. True and loyal? Politics and genre in Civil War and Protectorate tragicomedy; Coda; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
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'… breathes new life into the traditional historiography of this fascinating period, challenging us to attend to neglected voices and lives.' History Today
An analysis of the diverse focus of dramatic production in 1640s and 1650s England.

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'… breathes new life into the traditional historiography of this fascinating period, challenging us to attend to neglected voices and lives.' History Today

In 1642 an ordinance closed the theatres of England. Critics and historians have assumed that the edict was to be firm and inviolate. Susan Wiseman challenges this assumption and argues that the period 1640 to 1660 was not a gap in the production and performance of drama nor a blank space between 'Renaissance drama' and the 'Restoration stage'. Rather, throughout the period, writers focused instead on a range of dramas with political perspectives, from republican to royalist. This group included the short pamphlet dramas of the 1640s and the texts produced by the writers of the 1650s, such as William Davenant, Margaret Cavendish and James Shirley. In analysing the diverse forms of dramatic production of the 1640s and 1650s, Wiseman reveals the political and generic diversity produced by the changes in dramatic production, and offers insights into the theatre of the Civil War.
Les mer
An analysis of the diverse focus of dramatic production in 1640s' and 1650s' England.
List of illustrations; A note on texts and list of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: how the drama disappeared; Part I. 1642–1649: Cases in Politics and Drama: 1. New news for a new world? Genre, politics and the news dialogues of the 1640s; 2. 'With the agreement of the people in their hands': transformations of 'radical' drama in the 1640s; 3. Royalist versus republican ethics and aesthetics: The Famous Tragedie of Charles I and The Tragedy of the Famous Orator Marcus Tullius Cicero; Interchapter: 'The Life of Action': playing, action and discourse on performance in the 1640s; Part II. The 1650s: Protectorate, Politics and Performance: 4. Gender and status in dramatic discourse: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle; 5. Royal or reformed? The politics of court entertainment in translation and performance; 6. National identity, topic and genre in Davenant's Protectorate opera; 7. Genre, politics and place: the social body in the dramatic career of John Tatham; 8. True and loyal? Politics and genre in Civil War and Protectorate tragicomedy; Coda; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
Les mer
'… breathes new life into the traditional historiography of this fascinating period, challenging us to attend to neglected voices and lives.' History Today
An analysis of the diverse focus of dramatic production in 1640s and 1650s England.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780521472210
Publisert
1998-04-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
603 gr
Høyde
236 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
316

Forfatter
Wiseman Susan

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