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Advertised in its Prologue as a prequel to Shakespeare's Julius
Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra, Fletcher and Massinger's The False
One is the first literary work completely to revolve around the
affair between Caesar and Cleopatra. In its deployment of their
liaison as a venue for the exploration and criticism of
contemporary political manoeuvring and its high-spirited and
pungent appropriation of Roman history, the play proves to be one
of the most compelling Jacobean dramatizations of the classical
past. This Revels Plays edition offers the first fully annotated,
single-volume critical edition of The False One, with a thorough
introduction that provides new insights on the date and the theatre
of the play's first performance, examines the playwrights'
reworking of their sources and explores the theatrical potential of
a play that has hitherto regrettably been lost to the dramatic
repertory. -- .
John Fletcher's Rome is the first book to explore John Fletcher's
engagement with classical antiquity. Like Shakespeare and Jonson,
Fletcher wrote, alone or in collaboration, a number of Roman plays:
Bonduca, Valentinian, The False One and The Prophetess. Unlike
Shakespeare's or Jonson's, however, Fletcher's Roman plays have
seldom been the subject of critical discussion. Domenico Lovascio's
ground-breaking study examines these plays as a group for the first
time, thus identifying disorientation as the unifying principle of
Fletcher's portrayal of imperial Rome. John Fletcher's Rome argues
that Fletcher's dramatization of ancient Rome exudes a sense of
detachment and scepticism as to the authority of Roman models
resulting from his irreverent approach to the classics. The book
sheds new light on Fletcher's intellectual life, his vision of
history, and the interconnections between these plays and the rest
of his canon. -- .
Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics
practical and accessible introductions to the critical and
performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays
from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into
the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the
books ideal companions for study and research. Key features
include: - Essays on the play’s critical and performance history
- A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play -
A selection of new essays by leading scholars - A survey of
resources to direct students’ further reading about the play in
print and online Antony and Cleopatra is among Shakespeare’s most
enduringly popular tragedies. A theatrical piece of extraordinary
political power, it also features one of his most memorable
couples. Both intellectually and emotionally challenging, Antony
and Cleopatra also tests the boundaries of theatrical
representation. This volume offers a stimulating and accessible
guide to the play that takes stock of the past and current
situation of scholarship while simultaneously opening up fresh,
thought-provoking critical perspectives.
Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics
practical and accessible introductions to the critical and
performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays
from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into
the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the
books ideal companions for study and research. Key features
include: - Essays on the play's critical and performance history -
A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play - A
selection of new essays by leading scholars - A survey of resources
to direct students' further reading about the play in print and
online Antony and Cleopatra is among Shakespeare's most enduringly
popular tragedies. A theatrical piece of extraordinary political
power, it also features one of his most memorable couples. Both
intellectually and emotionally challenging, Antony and Cleopatra
also tests the boundaries of theatrical representation. This volume
offers a stimulating and accessible guide to the play that takes
stock of the past and current situation of scholarship while
simultaneously opening up fresh, thought-provoking critical
perspectives.
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