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Masques of Difference: Four Court Masques by Ben Jonson
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Paperback. Masques of difference' presents an annotated edition of four seventeenth-century entertainments written by Ben Jonson, which reflect the royal court's self-representation as moral and just, in contrast to stylised images of chaotically (and exotically) 'othered' groups: Africans, the Irish, witches, and the homoeroticised figure of the Gypsy. Editor(s): McDermott, Kristen. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Masques of difference presents an annotated edition of four seventeenth-century entertainments written by Ben Jonson for the court of James I. These masques reflect both the confidence and the anxieties of the English aristocracy at a time when notions of monarchy, empire, and national identity were being radically redefined. All four masques reflect the royal court’s self-representation as moral, orderly, and just, in contrast to stylised images of chaotically (and exotically) 'othered' groups: Africans, the Irish, witches, and the homoeroticised figure of the Gypsy.
This edition presents two masques that have received recent attention in the classroom ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Revels Student Editions
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719057540
SKU
V9780719057540
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Kristen McDermott is Associate Professor of English at Central Michigan University -- .
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