Kevin A. Quarmby

The Disguised Ruler in Shakespeare and his Contemporaries (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Measure for Measure, Malcontent and other disguised ruler plays are typically interpreted as synchronic political commentaries about King James. Quarmby, by contrast, traces the disguised ruler's medieval origins and marks its presence on the Elizabethan stage. Influenced by European tragicomedy, the motif had by Jacobean times transformed romantic images of royal disguise into more sinister instances of politicized voyeurism. Market forces in London's vibrant repertory system fuelled this dramatic evolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317035558
• Artikelnr.: 44873721

Autorenporträt

Kevin A. Quarmby is Assistant Professor of English at The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota. His prior professional acting career informs his Shakespeare research.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Introduction: the disguised ruler in Shakespeare and his contemporaries
The disguised ruler on the Elizabethan stage
The Malcontent: a play in two forms
Measure for Measure: conventionality in disguise
The Phoenix and The Fawn: law, morality and the medievalism of disguise
Disguised ruler afterlives: the spectre of terrorism
Afterword: the sting in The Wasp's tail
Bibliography
Index.