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Drama and Politics in the English Civil War (Hardcover, New): Susan Wiseman

Drama and Politics in the English Civil War (Hardcover, New)

Susan Wiseman

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In 1642 an ordinance closed the theatres of England. Critics and historians have assumed that the edict was to be firm and inviolate. Susan Wiseman challenges this assumption and argues that the period 1640 to 1660 was not a gap in the production and performance of drama nor a blank space between 'Renaissance drama' and the 'Restoration stage'. Rather, throughout the period, writers focused instead on a range of dramas with political perspectives, from republican to royalist. This group included the short pamphlet dramas of the 1640s and the texts produced by the writers of the 1650s, such as William Davenant, Margaret Cavendish and James Shirley. In analysing the diverse forms of dramatic production of the 1640s and 1650s, Wiseman reveals the political and generic diversity produced by the changes in dramatic production, and offers insights into the theatre of the Civil War.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 1998
First published: 1998
Authors: Susan Wiseman
Dimensions: 236 x 159 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 316
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-47221-0
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General
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LSN: 0-521-47221-0
Barcode: 9780521472210

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