Title Shakespeare and the dramaturgy of power / John D. Cox

Published Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1989] ©1989

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Description 1 online resource (301 pages) Contents Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE. POWER AND THEORY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 1. Centralized Power and Christian Political Realism: Fifth Century and Sixteenth -- Chapter 2. Libido Dominandi and Potentia Humilitatis: The Medieval Dramaturgy of Power -- Chapter 3. Tudor Power and the New Fashion -- Chapter 4. Deconstructive Comedy -- Chapter 5. Inventing Secular History: The Henry VI Plays -- Chapter 6. The Elizabethan Hal -- Chapter 7. Power and Archaic Dramaturgy in All's Well That Ends Well -- Chapter 8. Style, Goodness, and Power in Measure for Measure -- Chapter 9. Tragedy: Noble Weakness -- Chapter 10. Ruling Taste and the Late Plays -- Afterword: Power and Art -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- WORKS FREQUENTLY CITED -- INDEX Summary Ranging over all the dramatic genres in the Shakespearean canon, this book focuses on plays where medieval drama most clearly illuminates Shakespeare's treatment of political power and social privilege. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Literature SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast Subject Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century Christian drama, English (Middle) -- History and criticism Political plays, English -- History and criticism English drama -- To 1500 -- History and criticism Power (Christian theology) in literature. Power (Social sciences) in literature. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare. DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Literature Christian drama, English (Middle) Civilization, Medieval, in literature English drama Political and social views Political plays, English Politics and literature Power (Christian theology) in literature Power (Social sciences) in literature Great Britain Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781400860012 1400860016

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