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9780198715566 0198715560 A study of Tudor drama that sees the long 16th century from the accession of Henry Tudor to the death of Elizabeth as a whole, taking in the drama of the 'mystery plays' and the early work of Shakespeare. It is an account of current scholarship and an introduction to the complexity of Tudor drama., The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Drama is the authoritative secondary text on Tudor drama. It both integrates recent important research across different disciplines and periods and sets a new agenda for the future study of Tudor drama, questioning a number of the central assumptions of previous studies. Balancing the interests and concerns of scholars in theater history, drama, and literary studies, its scope reflects the broad reach of Tudor drama as a subject, inviting readers to see the Tudor century as a whole, rather than made up of artificial and misleading divisions between "medieval" and "renaissance," religious and secular, pre- and post-Shakespeare. The contributors, both the established leaders in their fields and the brightest young scholars, attend to the contexts, intellectual, theatrical and historical within which drama was written, produced and staged in this period, and ask us to consider afresh this most vital and complex of periods in theater history. The book is divided into four sections: Religious Drama; Interludes and Comedies; Entertainments, Masques, and Royal Entries; and Histories and Political Dramas., The Oxford Handbook to Tudor Drama is the authoritative secondary text on Tudor drama. It both integrates recent important research across different disciplines and periods and sets a new agenda for the future study of Tudor drama, questioning a number of the central assumptions of previous studies. Balancing the interests and concerns of scholars in theatre history, drama, and literary studies, its scope reflects the broad reach of Tudor drama as a subject, inviting readers to see the Tudor century as a whole, rather than made up of artificial and misleading divisions between "medieval" and "renaissance", religious and secular, pre- and post-Shakespeare. The contributors, both the established leaders in their fields and the brightest young scholars, attend to the contexts, intellectual, theatrical and historical within which drama was written, produced and staged in this period, and ask us to consider afresh this most vital and complex of periods in theatre history. The book is divided into four sections: Religious Drama; Interludes and Comedies, Entertainments, Masques, and Royal Entries; and Histories and political dramas., This is first comprehensive study of Tudor drama that sees the long sixteenth century from the accession of Henry Tudor to the death of Elizabeth as a whole, taking in both the numinous drama of the religious 'Mystery Plays' and the early work of Shakespeare. Invaluable as a state of the art account of current scholarship and as an introduction to the breadth and complexity of Tudor drama, the Handbook will find a place on the reading lists of university coursesand the shelves of scholars., This is the first comprehensive study of Tudor drama that sees the long sixteenth century from the accession of Henry Tudor to the death of Elizabeth as a whole, taking in both the numinous drama of the religious 'Mystery Plays' and the early work of Shakespeare. Invaluable as a state-of-the-art account of current scholarship and as an introduction to the breadth and complexity of Tudor drama, the Handbook will find a place on the reading lists ofuniversity courses and the shelves of scholars.
9780198715566 0198715560 A study of Tudor drama that sees the long 16th century from the accession of Henry Tudor to the death of Elizabeth as a whole, taking in the drama of the 'mystery plays' and the early work of Shakespeare. It is an account of current scholarship and an introduction to the complexity of Tudor drama., The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Drama is the authoritative secondary text on Tudor drama. It both integrates recent important research across different disciplines and periods and sets a new agenda for the future study of Tudor drama, questioning a number of the central assumptions of previous studies. Balancing the interests and concerns of scholars in theater history, drama, and literary studies, its scope reflects the broad reach of Tudor drama as a subject, inviting readers to see the Tudor century as a whole, rather than made up of artificial and misleading divisions between "medieval" and "renaissance," religious and secular, pre- and post-Shakespeare. The contributors, both the established leaders in their fields and the brightest young scholars, attend to the contexts, intellectual, theatrical and historical within which drama was written, produced and staged in this period, and ask us to consider afresh this most vital and complex of periods in theater history. The book is divided into four sections: Religious Drama; Interludes and Comedies; Entertainments, Masques, and Royal Entries; and Histories and Political Dramas., The Oxford Handbook to Tudor Drama is the authoritative secondary text on Tudor drama. It both integrates recent important research across different disciplines and periods and sets a new agenda for the future study of Tudor drama, questioning a number of the central assumptions of previous studies. Balancing the interests and concerns of scholars in theatre history, drama, and literary studies, its scope reflects the broad reach of Tudor drama as a subject, inviting readers to see the Tudor century as a whole, rather than made up of artificial and misleading divisions between "medieval" and "renaissance", religious and secular, pre- and post-Shakespeare. The contributors, both the established leaders in their fields and the brightest young scholars, attend to the contexts, intellectual, theatrical and historical within which drama was written, produced and staged in this period, and ask us to consider afresh this most vital and complex of periods in theatre history. The book is divided into four sections: Religious Drama; Interludes and Comedies, Entertainments, Masques, and Royal Entries; and Histories and political dramas., This is first comprehensive study of Tudor drama that sees the long sixteenth century from the accession of Henry Tudor to the death of Elizabeth as a whole, taking in both the numinous drama of the religious 'Mystery Plays' and the early work of Shakespeare. Invaluable as a state of the art account of current scholarship and as an introduction to the breadth and complexity of Tudor drama, the Handbook will find a place on the reading lists of university coursesand the shelves of scholars., This is the first comprehensive study of Tudor drama that sees the long sixteenth century from the accession of Henry Tudor to the death of Elizabeth as a whole, taking in both the numinous drama of the religious 'Mystery Plays' and the early work of Shakespeare. Invaluable as a state-of-the-art account of current scholarship and as an introduction to the breadth and complexity of Tudor drama, the Handbook will find a place on the reading lists ofuniversity courses and the shelves of scholars.