{"product_id":"english-madrigals-on-the-jesuit-stage-musical-theatre-of-martyrdom-at-the-venerable-english-college-rome-hardback-9781009642996","title":"English Madrigals on the Jesuit Stage; Musical Theatre of Martyrdom at the Venerable English College, Rome (Hardback) 9781009642996","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnglish Madrigals on the Jesuit Stage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMusical Theatre of Martyrdom at the Venerable English College, Rome\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA critical reconstruction of musical activity at a major religious and theatrical institution in seventeenth-century Rome.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlana Mailes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009642996, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e92 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 1.1 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThroughout the early Stuart period, Catholic seminarians at the Venerable English College, Rome, staged elaborate religious plays for multinational audiences on a nearly annual basis, typically Neo-Latin dramas about martyred English saints. This study shares original archival findings to critically reconstruct the many varieties of music featured in these productions, from French solo song to English madrigals and balletts. This collection of dramatic music includes surviving evidence of English compositions performed in seventeenth-century Italy. The author argues that by embracing foreign musical cultures while also deploying their own musical talents, repertoires, practices, and patronage in service to dramatizations of Catholic martyrdom, this English community was uniquely positioned to build cultural, social, and political connections between Britain and the European Continent during a significant period of rising English hegemony in the Mediterranean region and wider world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Background: Performing English Martyrdom\u003cbr\u003e 3. Thomas Morus, 1612\u003cbr\u003e 4. Minutum, 1613\u003cbr\u003e 5. Captiva Religio, 1614\u003cbr\u003e 6. Roffensis, 1615\u003cbr\u003e 7. English-Language Plays, 1633–1635\u003cbr\u003e 8. Tragedies by Joseph Simons, 1634–1648\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Reference.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Music%20%5BAV%5D%22\"\u003eAV\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415671730456,"sku":"9781009642996","price":48.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009642996i.jpg?v=1784421864","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/english-madrigals-on-the-jesuit-stage-musical-theatre-of-martyrdom-at-the-venerable-english-college-rome-hardback-9781009642996","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}