Theatre and Government under the Early Stuarts [Hardcover]

These essays debate political theatre of the early seventeenth century.This is a collection of newly-commissioned essays by established scholars, responding to recent critical debate on political theatre of the turbulent early years of the seventeenth century. Addressing a wide range of theatre texts from the period between the accession of James I and the Civil War, the authors draw on criticism by both new historicists and cultural materialists.This is a collection of newly-commissioned essays by established scholars, responding to recent critical debate on political theatre of the turbulent early years of the seventeenth century. Addressing a wide range of theatre texts from the period between the accession of James I and the Civil War, the authors draw on criticism by both new historicists and cultural materialists.This is a collection of newly-commissioned essays by established scholars, responding to recent critical debate on political theater during the turbulent early years of the seventeenth century. Addressing a wide range of theater texts from the period between the accession of James I and the Civil War, the authors draw on criticism by both new historians and cultural materialists.1. Theatre and government under the early Stuarts J. R. Mulryne; 2. Early Stuart politics Simon Adams; 3. Ben Jonson and the Master of the Revels Richard Dutton; 4. The politics of the Jacobean masque Graham Parry; 5. Reform or reverence? The politics of the Caroline masque Martin Butler; 6. The spectacle of the realm: civic consciousness, rhetoric and ritual in early modern London James Knowles; 7. The Reformation plays on the public stage Julia Gasper; 8. Politics and dramatic form in early modern tragedy Kathleen McLuskie; 9. Drama and opinion in the 1620s: Middleton and Massinger Margot Heinemann; Index. ...this collection sculpts new contours from familiar topography. Choice Mulryne's summary of recent scholarship is lucid and fair, and his own suggestions are sensiblelsß