Performing multilingualism on the Caroline stage in the plays of Richard Brome / by Cristina Paravano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paravano, Cristina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brome, Richard, -1652?--Criticism and interpretation.

Brome, Richard.

Multilingualism and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Multilingualism and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

The book investigates the issue of multilingualism in the Caroline age through the lens of Richard Brome's theatre. It analyses Brome's multilingual representation of early modern London between 1625 and 1642, a multilingual and cosmopolitan city, a pole of attraction, a crossroads of religious, linguistic, political, and cultural experiences in a national and European context.The interaction between English and foreign languages has always been a sort of obsession for early modern England but, in this specific period, its role becomes increasingly important: interpreting this delicate, and unjustly labelled as decadent, phase of English drama through the lens of multilingualism generates a new perspective on the social dynamics, and on contemporary political events in domestic and foreign politics, while casting new light on a relatively neglected playwright. Taking a multifaceted approach, the book discusses the recourse to three types of language found in Brome's plays, namely modern languages other than English, classical languages, and dialects, and explores the relationship between the use of one or more languages in a play and the contemporary early modern context. The book also analyses the implications of such use, since it allowed the playwright to dramatize social dynamics, while commenting on contemporary political events in England.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Quotations, Abbreviations and Conventions

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-1235-5

OCLC:

1044734493