{"product_id":"the-politics-of-the-stuart-court-masque-hardback-9780521594363","title":"The Politics of the Stuart Court Masque (Hardback) 9780521594363","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of the Stuart Court Masque\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 1998 collection which takes an alternative look at the courtly masque in early seventeenth-century England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Bevington (Edited by), Peter Holbrook (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521594363, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 November 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 20 b\/w illus.  5 music examples\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.67 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\"The Politics of the Stuart Court Masque is, finally, an exceptionally good collection of essays that offers substantial, detailed and informative reconsiderations of an important cultural form.\"    Essays in Theatre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1998 book takes an alternative look at the courtly masque in early seventeenth-century England. For a generation, the masque has been a favourite topic of New Historicism, because it has been seen as part of the process by which artistic works interact with politics, both shaping and reflecting the political life of a nation. These exciting essays move importantly beyond a monolithic view of culture and power in the production of masques, to one in which rival factions at the courts of James I and of Charles I represent their clash of viewpoints through dancing and spectacle. All aspects of the masque are considered, from written text and political context to music, stage picture and dance. The essays, written by distinguished scholars from around the world, present an interdisciplinary approach, with experts on dance, music, visual spectacle and politics all addressing the masque from the point of view of their speciality.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Note on the text\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction David Bevington and Peter Holbrook\u003cbr\u003e 2. Courtly negotiations Martin Butler\u003cbr\u003e 3. Upstaging the Queen: the Earl of Essex, Francis Bacon and the Accession Day celebrations of 1595 Paul E. J. Hammer\u003cbr\u003e 4. Jacobean pacifism and Jacobean masques Peter Holbrook\u003cbr\u003e 5. The gingerbread host: tradition and novelty in the Jacobean masque Tom Bishop\u003cbr\u003e 6. Inventing the Stuart masque Leeds Barroll\u003cbr\u003e 7. Marginal Jonson Stephen Orgel\u003cbr\u003e 8. Jonson, the antimasque and the 'rules of flattery' Hugh Craig\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'Rival traditions': civic and courtly ceremonies in Jacobean London Nancy E. Wright\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Tempest and the Jacobean court masque David Bevington\u003cbr\u003e 11.'Virgin wax' and 'hairy men-monsters': unstable movement codes in the Stuart masque Barbara Ravelhofer\u003cbr\u003e 12. The politics of music in the masque David Lindley\u003cbr\u003e 13. Milton's Comus and the politics of masquing Barbara K. Lewalski\u003cbr\u003e 14. Valediction Leah S. Marcus\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":46005710520600,"sku":"9780521594363","price":83.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521594363i_6cdbede1-2e27-49ba-903c-0ff7081a7472.jpg?v=1691370158","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-the-stuart-court-masque-hardback-9780521594363","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}