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Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play
D. Cavanagh
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Paperback. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play examines a key preoccupation of historical drama in the period 1538-1600: the threat presented by uncivil language. 'Unlicensed' speech informs the presentation of political debate in Tudor history plays and it is also the subject of their most daring political speculations. By analyzing plays by John Bale, Thomas Norton, Thomas Sackville, and Robert Greene, as well as Shakespeare, this study also argues for a more inclusive approach to the genre.
Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play examines a key preoccupation of historical drama in the period 1538-1600: the threat presented by uncivil language. 'Unlicensed' speech informs the presentation of political debate in Tudor history plays and it is also the subject of their most daring political speculations. By analyzing plays by John Bale, Thomas Norton, Thomas Sackville, and Robert Greene, as well as Shakespeare, this study also argues for a more inclusive approach to the genre.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
Series
Early Modern Literature in History
Number of Pages
197
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349507689
SKU
V9781349507689
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About D. Cavanagh
DERMOT CAVANAGH is Lecturer in English at the University of Northumbria.
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