{"product_id":"theatre-and-government-under-the-early-stuarts-hardback-9780521401593","title":"Theatre and Government under the Early Stuarts (Hardback) 9780521401593","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheatre and Government under the Early Stuarts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese essays debate political theatre of the early seventeenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. R. Mulryne (Edited by), Margaret Shewring (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521401593, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 July 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.526 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\"This valuable collection does more than break new ground; it also surveys territory already traversed, reassessing earlier debates in light of more recent thinking .... a volume that is unusually rich in its coverage, its quality, and its capacity to stimulate thought.\"   Robert Evans, Comparative Drama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis collection of commissioned essays by established scholars, responds to critical debate on political theatre of the turbulent early years of the seventeenth century. Theatre is widely interpreted. The authors discuss censorship, the social implications of pageantry, Reformation ideals, popular theatre and the politics of the masque throughout the period. An early chapter discusses political theatre in the light of work by revisionist and post-revisionist historians. The drama of Jonson, Dekker, Middleton, Massinger, Chapman, Heywood and Rowley is given detailed attention, while Shakespeare's plays are considered in the introductory chapter.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Theatre and government under the early Stuarts J. R. Mulryne\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early Stuart politics Simon Adams\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ben Jonson and the Master of the Revels Richard Dutton\u003cbr\u003e 4. The politics of the Jacobean masque Graham Parry\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reform or reverence? The politics of the Caroline masque Martin Butler\u003cbr\u003e 6. The spectacle of the realm: civic consciousness, rhetoric and ritual in early modern London James Knowles\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Reformation plays on the public stage Julia Gasper\u003cbr\u003e 8. Politics and dramatic form in early modern tragedy Kathleen McLuskie\u003cbr\u003e 9. Drama and opinion in the 1620s: Middleton and Massinger Margot Heinemann\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":46007236395288,"sku":"9780521401593","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521401593i_20125a99-ff50-4737-bd25-7af3d2d8234f.jpg?v=1691381145","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theatre-and-government-under-the-early-stuarts-hardback-9780521401593","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}