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Staging the Old Faith: Queen Henrietta Maria and the Theatre of Caroline England, 1625-1642
Rebecca Bailey
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Description for Staging the Old Faith: Queen Henrietta Maria and the Theatre of Caroline England, 1625-1642
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Staging the Old Faith is the first book length study to examine Caroline theatre as a space where the concerns of the English Roman Catholic community are staged. Rebecca Bailey juxtaposes a detailed analysis of Queen Henrietta Maria's ground-breaking performances which showcased to an elite audience her role as defender of English Catholics, against an exploration of how this community responded to such a startling vision, in particular through the politically charged texts of James Shirley and William Davenant. This engagement on the stage with the anxieties and hopes of the English Catholic community ... Read more
Staging the Old Faith is the first book length study to examine Caroline theatre as a space where the concerns of the English Roman Catholic community are staged. Rebecca Bailey juxtaposes a detailed analysis of Queen Henrietta Maria's ground-breaking performances which showcased to an elite audience her role as defender of English Catholics, against an exploration of how this community responded to such a startling vision, in particular through the politically charged texts of James Shirley and William Davenant. This engagement on the stage with the anxieties and hopes of the English Catholic community ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719076732
SKU
V9780719076732
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About Rebecca Bailey
Rebecca Bailey is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Liverpool John Moores University . Prior to this, she was employed by the BBC as a Broadcast Media Researcher -- .
Reviews for Staging the Old Faith: Queen Henrietta Maria and the Theatre of Caroline England, 1625-1642
'In this energetically argued and imaginatively illustrated book Rebecca Bailey examines the interplay of religion, politics and theatre in the England of Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Her study explores in unprecedented depth and with rich archival contextualisation the 'fears and hopes' of the English recusant community following the arrival of the French Catholic queen consort.' Sophie Tomlinson, Literature ... Read more