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Anthony Munday and Civic Culture - Theatre, History and Power in Early Modern London 1580-1633 (Paperback)
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Anthony Munday and Civic Culture - Theatre, History and Power in Early Modern London 1580-1633 (Paperback)
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'Anthony Munday and civic culture' is a full-scale study of a
fascinating but hitherto neglected author set in the context of the
city where he was born, and where he lived and worked. A
re-appraisal of Munday has long been overdue. He was a contemporary
of Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton and Dekker, amongst others; as a
playwright, prose writer, translator, poet, pageant-maker and
pamphleteer he was active in all the major literary genres of his
day. This study of his diverse works throws fresh light on our
understanding of this significant period, which thus far has
largely been interpreted through canonical texts and authors.
Recent early modern studies have been characterised by a return to
history and an increasing interest in the material dimensions of
culture. This book also builds in a timely fashion upon the
on-going scholarly interest in London and its culture to put
forward new ways of re-thinking existing debates, such as the
relationship between the City of London, the court and the
theatres. A wide range of Munday's texts are explored in depth,
including plays, original prose works, translations, Lord Mayors'
Shows, and his editions of John Stow's Survey of London. The book
employs an interdisciplinary methodology drawing on history,
biography, literary criticism and topography, offering a broad and
contextualised account of this important writer in his various
milieux. 'Anthony Munday and civic culture' explores historical
sources as well as literary texts and will appeal to students and
scholars of both early modern literature and history as well as to
cultural geographers.
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