The Tower of London in English Renaissance Drama historicizes the Tower of London's evolving meanings in English culture alongside its representations in twenty-four English history plays, 1579-c.1634, by William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and others. While Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I fashioned the Tower as a showplace of royal authority, magnificence, and entertainment, many playwrights of the time revealed the Tower's instability as a royal symbol and represented it, instead, as an emblem of opposition to the crown and as a bodily and spiritual icon of non-royal English identity.
| ISBN: | 9780415963176 |
| Publication date: | 2nd May 2008 |
| Author: | Kristen Deiter |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 259 pages |
| Series: | Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general |
The Tower of London in English Renaissance Drama historicizes the Tower of London's evolving meanings in English culture alongside its representations in twenty-four English history plays, 1579-c.1634, by William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and others. While Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I fashioned the Tower as a showplace of royal authority, magnificence, and entertainment, many playwrights of the time revealed the Tower's instability as a royal symbol and represented it, instead, as an emblem of opposition to the crown and as a bodily and spiritual icon of non-royal English identity.
The Tower of London in English Renaissance Drama features in the following genres: Literary studies: general
The Tower of London in English Renaissance Drama is available in Hardback
The Tower of London in English Renaissance Drama was written by Kristen Deiter and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Tower of London in English Renaissance Drama has 259 pages
Yes it is part of Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory series
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