Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Early Modern Literature in History
ISBN-10
1349525030
ISBN-13
9781349525034
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 2008
Print length
206 Pages
Weight
292 grams
Dimensions
21.50 x 13.90 x 1.60 cms
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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. Individual essays in chronological order discuss a wide variety of possible sources for historical drama, ranging from oral traditions to chronicles.
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. An introduction provides a survey of current criticism, exploring both early modern and contemporary definitions of the 'history play'. Individual essays in chronological order discuss a wide variety of possible sources for historical drama, ranging from oral traditions to chronicles. They also explore genres outside the canon which think of 'history' in different ways, such as shows, moralities and closet drama.
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