Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play
(Part of the Early Modern Literature in History Series)
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Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play examines a key preoccupation of historical drama in the period 1538-1600: the threat presented by uncivil language. 'Unlicensed' speech informs the presentation of political debate in Tudor history plays and it is also the subject of their most daring political speculations. By analyzing plays by John Bale, Thomas Norton, Thomas Sackville, and Robert Greene, as well as Shakespeare, this study...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1349507687
ISBN13:9781349507689
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:197 Pages
Weight:0.59 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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