Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play (Early Modern Literature in History)
Dermot Cavanagh
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 analysing 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.
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Year:
2004
Language:
english
Pages:
224
ISBN 10:
1403901325
ISBN 13:
9781403901323
File:
PDF, 617 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2004
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