{"product_id":"drama-and-politics-in-the-english-civil-war-hardback-9780521472210","title":"Drama and Politics in the English Civil War (Hardback) 9780521472210","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDrama and Politics in the English Civil War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn analysis of the diverse focus of dramatic production in 1640s and 1650s England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan Wiseman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521472210, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 April 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.603 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… breathes new life into the traditional historiography of this fascinating period, challenging us to attend to neglected voices and lives.' History Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e A note on texts and list of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: how the drama disappeared\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'With the agreement of the people in their hands': transformations of 'radical' drama in the 1640s\u003cbr\u003e 3. Royalist versus republican ethics and aesthetics: The Famous Tragedie of Charles I and The Tragedy of the Famous Orator Marcus Tullius Cicero\u003cbr\u003e Interchapter: 'The Life of Action': playing, action and discourse on performance in the 1640s\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The 1650s: Protectorate, Politics and Performance: 4. Gender and status in dramatic discourse: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle\u003cbr\u003e 5. Royal or reformed? The politics of court entertainment in translation and performance\u003cbr\u003e 6. National identity, topic and genre in Davenant's Protectorate opera\u003cbr\u003e 7. Genre, politics and place: the social body in the dramatic career of John Tatham\u003cbr\u003e 8. True and loyal? Politics and genre in Civil War and Protectorate tragicomedy\u003cbr\u003e Coda\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007656513816,"sku":"9780521472210","price":87.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521472210i_7bdfaffd-902d-4545-8d3a-0e489c7c2225.jpg?v=1691382773","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/drama-and-politics-in-the-english-civil-war-hardback-9780521472210","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}