Jean E Howard

The Stage and Social Struggle in Early Modern England

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Produktbeschreibung

The Stage and Social Struggle in Early Modern England is a ground-breaking study of a controversial period of English literary, cultural, and political history. In language that is both lucid and theoretically sophisticated, Jean Howard examines the social and cultural facets of early modern theatre. She looks at the ways in which some theatrical practices were deemed deceptive and unreliable, while others were lent legitimacy by the powerful. An exciting and challenging work by one of the leading writers in the field, The Stage and Social Conflict in Early Modern England is important reading for anyone interested in the period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780415042581
• ISBN-10: 0415042585
• Artikelnr.: 21197590

Autorenporträt

Jean E Howard, PH D (University of Michigan)

Inhaltsangabe

1 RENAISSANCE THEATER AND THE REPRESENTATION OF THEATRICAL PRACTICE A brief
for political criticism 2 "SATHANS SYNAGOGUE" The theater as constructed by
its enemies 3 ANTITHEATRICALITY STAGED The workings of ideology in Dekker's
The Whore of Babylon Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing 4 THE MATERIALITY
OF IDEOLOGY Women as spectators, spectacles, and paying customers in the
English public theatre 5 POWER AND EROS Crossdressing in dramatic
representation and theatrical 6 KINGS AND PRETENDERS Monarchical
theatricality in the Shakespearean history play.