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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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