Auf ein Miniaturbild klicken, um zu Google Books zu gelangen.
Lädt ... How Shakespeare put politics on the stage: power and succession in the history plays (2016)von Peter Lake
Books Read in 2018 (1,428) Surplus Books - 2017 (34) Lädt ...
Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"With an ageing, childless monarch, lingering divisions due to the Reformation, and the threat of foreign enemies, Shakespeare's England was fraught with unparalleled anxiety and complicated problems. In this monumental work, Peter Lake reveals, more than any previous critic, the extent to which Shakespeare's plays speak to the depth and sophistication of Elizabethan political culture and the Elizabethan imagination. Lake reveals the complex ways in which Shakespeare's major plays engaged with the events of his day, particularly regarding the uncertain royal succession, theological and doctrinal debates, and virtue and virtù in politics. Through his plays, Lake demonstrates, Shakespeare was boldly in conversation with his audience about a range of contemporary issues. This remarkable literary and historical analysis pulls the curtain back on what Shakespeare was really telling his audience and what his plays tell us today about the times in which they were written"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
Aktuelle DiskussionenKeine
Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)822.33Literature English English drama Elizabethan 1558-1625 Shakespeare, William 1564–1616Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
Bist das du?Werde ein LibraryThing-Autor. |
Lake places Shakespeare firmly within the general set of supporters of Essex throughout most of the 1590s, though not in the very later days of Essex rebellion; it marks him as being one of those who supported the current settlement but were not particularly vehement as regards Roman Catholics as such. He also places the general development of Elizabethan public drama firmly in the context of its role as an establishment-supported propaganda mechanism, building on work done by Scott McMillin and Sally-Beth MacLean on The Queen's Men.
Finally, he provides (in some cases, partial) readings of the plays which are persuasive and, if not entirely new, have new dimensions. This isn't where I'd want to start if I were just learning about the history plays, but it makes a good addition to any more advanced list of books on them. ( )