Igor Djordjevic

King John (Mis)Remembered

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Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780367881061
• ISBN-10: 0367881063
• Artikelnr.: 58440231

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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.