Author: Jonathan Rittenhouse
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429620543
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Originally published in 1984, this book contains the full text of I, Sir John Oldcastle, alongside critical and textual notes, including an examination of the authors and the theatrical background and assessment. For such an obscure play, I Sir John Oldcastle has had a varied printing history and has been printed eighteen times since its original 1600 publication date. The text here is a modern-spelling version and archaic forms are only presered where rhyme or metre requires them, or when modernization obscres rather than clarifies the required sense of the word.
A Critical Edition of I SIr John Oldcastle
Author: Jonathan Rittenhouse
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429620543
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Originally published in 1984, this book contains the full text of I, Sir John Oldcastle, alongside critical and textual notes, including an examination of the authors and the theatrical background and assessment. For such an obscure play, I Sir John Oldcastle has had a varied printing history and has been printed eighteen times since its original 1600 publication date. The text here is a modern-spelling version and archaic forms are only presered where rhyme or metre requires them, or when modernization obscres rather than clarifies the required sense of the word.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429620543
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Originally published in 1984, this book contains the full text of I, Sir John Oldcastle, alongside critical and textual notes, including an examination of the authors and the theatrical background and assessment. For such an obscure play, I Sir John Oldcastle has had a varied printing history and has been printed eighteen times since its original 1600 publication date. The text here is a modern-spelling version and archaic forms are only presered where rhyme or metre requires them, or when modernization obscres rather than clarifies the required sense of the word.
The First Part of Sir John Oldcastle
Author: John Robertson Macarthur
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Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Languages : en
Pages : 170
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The life of Sir John Oldcastle, 1600
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Category : Sir John Oldcastle
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Category : Sir John Oldcastle
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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The life of Sir John Oldcastle
Author: Percy Simpson
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
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The Life of Sir John Oldcastle, 1600
Author: Michael Drayton
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Category : Drama, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Category : Drama, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature
Author: William Thomas Lowndes
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Languages : en
Pages : 666
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Languages : en
Pages : 666
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The Tudor Drama
Author: Tucker Brooke
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Shakespeare's First Folio
Author: Raymond Crompton Rhodes
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Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Pages : 166
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The Disguised Ruler in Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
Author: Kevin A. Quarmby
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317035569
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In the early seventeenth century, the London stage often portrayed a ruler covertly spying on his subjects. Traditionally deemed 'Jacobean disguised ruler plays', these works include Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Marston's The Malcontent and The Fawn, Middleton's The Phoenix, and Sharpham's The Fleer. Commonly dated to the arrival of James I, these plays are typically viewed as synchronic commentaries on the Jacobean regime. Kevin A. Quarmby demonstrates that the disguised ruler motif actually evolved in the 1580s. It emerged from medieval folklore and balladry, Tudor Chronicle history and European tragicomedy. Familiar on the Elizabethan stage, these incognito rulers initially offered light-hearted, romantic entertainment, only to suffer a sinister transformation as England awaited its ageing queen's demise. The disguised royal had become a dangerously voyeuristic political entity by the time James assumed the throne. Traditional critical perspectives also disregard contemporary theatrical competition. Market demands shaped the repertories. Rivalry among playing companies guaranteed the motif's ongoing vitality. The disguised ruler's presence in a play reassured audiences; it also facilitated a subversive exploration of contemporary social and political issues. Gradually, the disguised ruler's dramatic currency faded, but the figure remained vibrant as an object of parody until the playhouses closed in the 1640s.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317035569
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In the early seventeenth century, the London stage often portrayed a ruler covertly spying on his subjects. Traditionally deemed 'Jacobean disguised ruler plays', these works include Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Marston's The Malcontent and The Fawn, Middleton's The Phoenix, and Sharpham's The Fleer. Commonly dated to the arrival of James I, these plays are typically viewed as synchronic commentaries on the Jacobean regime. Kevin A. Quarmby demonstrates that the disguised ruler motif actually evolved in the 1580s. It emerged from medieval folklore and balladry, Tudor Chronicle history and European tragicomedy. Familiar on the Elizabethan stage, these incognito rulers initially offered light-hearted, romantic entertainment, only to suffer a sinister transformation as England awaited its ageing queen's demise. The disguised royal had become a dangerously voyeuristic political entity by the time James assumed the throne. Traditional critical perspectives also disregard contemporary theatrical competition. Market demands shaped the repertories. Rivalry among playing companies guaranteed the motif's ongoing vitality. The disguised ruler's presence in a play reassured audiences; it also facilitated a subversive exploration of contemporary social and political issues. Gradually, the disguised ruler's dramatic currency faded, but the figure remained vibrant as an object of parody until the playhouses closed in the 1640s.
The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature
Author: William Lowndes
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382102846
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382102846
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.