First published in 1947 in the USA. This edition reprints the first UK edition of 1964. Published to critical acclaim, the central argument of this book is that the historical play must be studied as a genre separate from tragedy and comedy. Just as there is in Shakespearean tragedies a dominant ethical pattern of passion opposed to reason, so there is in the history plays a dominant political pattern characteristic of the political philosophy of the age. From the 'troublesome reign' of King John to the 'tragical doings' of Richard III, Shakespeare wove the events of English history into plots of universal interest.

Shakespeare's History: Mirrors of Elizabethan Policy.

Literature & Fiction

Campbell, Lily B.

History & Criticism

Routledge

Shakespeare's History (History & Politics, 6)

Dramas & Plays

Shakespeare's Histories: mirrors of Elizabethan policy

METHUEN

Shakespeare's Histories: Mirrors of Elizabethan Policy

Huntington Library Pr

<p>Originally published in 1923, this book presents a detailed study of the development of English staging during the Renaissance, and its relationship with the classical revival of stage decoration in Italy. The text attempts to show how from the beginning of the classical revival of drama in Italy, staging was regarded as an accepted part of dramatic production, and how this led to the formulation of definite practices of staging. These practices are then presented as being directly influential upon English theatre, prior to the Reformation by way of Italy and after the Reformation by way of both Italy and France. Finally, the development of English staging inspired by classical authority is presented as finding its natural culmination in the formalism of the late seventeenth century. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the English Renaissance and the development of staging.</p>

Scenes and Machines on the English Stage during the Renaissance: A Classical Revival

British & Irish

Cambridge University Press

The Mirror For Magistrates

Biographies & Memoirs

Masterson Pr

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