| Description |
1 online resource (x, 289 pages) |
| Contents |
'Touching violence or punishments' : Walter Ralegh and the economy of aggression -- 'Undoing all, as all had never been' : the play of violence in Henry VI -- In the realm of the 'unthankful King' : violent subjects and subjectivities in the Henry IV plays -- 'Now thrive the armourers' : Henry V and the promise of 'Hungry war' -- 'The childe of his great mistris favour, but the sonne of Bellona' : the conflict-ridden careers of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex -- European afterlives 1600-1700 |
| Summary |
"Shakespeare, Violence and Early Modern Europe broadens our understanding of the final years of the last Tudor monarch, revealing the truly international context in which they must be understood. Uncovering the extent to which Shakespeare's dramatic art intersected with European politics, Andrew Hiscock brings together close readings of the history plays, compelling insights into late Elizabethan political culture and renewed attention to neglected continental accounts of Elizabeth I. With fresh perspective, the book charts the profound influence that Shakespeare and ambitious courtiers had upon succeeding generations of European writers, dramatists and audiences following the turn of the sixteenth century. Informed by early modern and contemporary cultural debate, this book demonstrates how the study of early modern violence can illuminate ongoing crises of interpretation concerning brutality, victimization and complicity today"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 09, 2022) |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Histories.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Influence.
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| SUBJECT |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Violence in literature.
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Kings and rulers in literature.
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English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism
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Theater -- Political aspects -- England
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Theater -- Political aspects -- Europe
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LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Chronicle plays of William Shakespeare
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English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Kings and rulers in literature
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Literature
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Politics and government
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Public opinion, European
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Theater -- Political aspects
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Violence in literature
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England -- In literature
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England -- Foreign public opinion, European
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1558-1603. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056888
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England
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Europe
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021039278 |
| ISBN |
9781108909464 |
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1108909469 |
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9781108905978 |
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1108905978 |
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