Drama and the transfer of power in Renaissance England /

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The state is at its most volatile when supreme power changes hands. This book studies five such moments of transfer in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, from Henry VIII to the English Revolution, paying particular attention to the political function and agency of drama in smoothing the...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Wiggins, Martin
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
The state is at its most volatile when supreme power changes hands. This book studies five such moments of transfer in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, from Henry VIII to the English Revolution, paying particular attention to the political function and agency of drama in smoothing the transition.
Umfang:
1 online resource (164 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613807809
0-19-165040-4
1-282-13522-8
Schlagworte:
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Theater > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Theater > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Renaissance > England.
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