Drama and the succession to the crown, 1561-1633 / by Lisa Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Lisa, 1962-

Series:

Studies in performance and early modern drama.

Studies in performance and early modern drama

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.

English drama.

English drama--17th century--History and criticism.

Political plays, English--History and criticism.

Political plays, English.

Inheritance and succession in literature.

Monarchy in literature.

Kings and rulers--Succession--Great Britain.

Kings and rulers.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Succession.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hopkins argues the succession to the throne was a burning topic not only in the final years of Elizabeth but well into the 1630's, and drama, with its disguised identities and oblique relationship to reality, was a safe way to air it. Hopkins analyzes some of the ways in which plays-from Marlowe's and Shakespeare's to Webster's and Ford's-reflect, negotiate and dream the issue of the succession.

Contents:

Christopher Marlowe and the succession to the English crown

Romans and fairies

Robin Hood and the king's two bodies

Female transmission, female taint

Antonios and stewards

One king, two kingdoms?

John Ford and the 1630s.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57803-4

1-317-14824-X

1-317-14823-1

1-283-04766-7

9786613047663

1-4094-0648-2

9781315578033

OCLC:

710974765