Drama and the transfer of power in Renaissance England
Wiggins, Martin.
Drama and the transfer of power in Renaissance England [electronic resource] / Martin Wiggins. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource. : map.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191741982 (ebook) : No price
English drama--History and criticism.--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
English drama--History and criticism.--17th century
Politics and literature--History--England--16th century.
Politics and literature--History--England--17th century.
Theater--Political aspects--History--England--16th century.
Theater--Political aspects--History--England--17th century.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1649.
PR649.P6
822.309358
Drama and the transfer of power in Renaissance England [electronic resource] / Martin Wiggins. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource. : map.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191741982 (ebook) : No price
English drama--History and criticism.--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
English drama--History and criticism.--17th century
Politics and literature--History--England--16th century.
Politics and literature--History--England--17th century.
Theater--Political aspects--History--England--16th century.
Theater--Political aspects--History--England--17th century.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1649.
PR649.P6
822.309358