Theatre and Government under the Early Stuarts

Description

This is a collection of newly-commissioned essays by established scholars, responding to recent critical debate on political theater during the turbulent early years of the seventeenth century. Addressing a wide range of theater texts from the period between the accession of James I and the Civil War, the authors draw on criticism by both new historians and cultural materialists.

"...this collection sculpts new contours from familiar topography." Choice "Mulryne's summary of recent scholarship is lucid and fair, and his own suggestions are sensible..." Richard McCoy, Shakespeare Quarterly "This valuable collection does more than break new ground; it also surveys territory already traversed, reassessing earlier debates in light of more recent thinking ... a volume that is unusually rich in its coverage, its quality, and its capacity to stimulate thought." Robert Evans, Comparative Drama