Subjects on the World's Stage: Essays on British Literature of the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceDavid G. Allen, Robert A. White "In this collection eighteen scholars offer various readings on British literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Although the period covered ranges from the thirteenth through the seventeenth centuries, the essays are tied together by a common interest in one of three topics: poetic personae, dramatic production, and the influence of social context upon authors or dramatists. Common to these topics is the crucial point of contact between an artist and society that prompts the literary imagination to respond either with the creation of a new character or with the demonstration of change in an old one."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... Shakespeare's Art of Characterization : An Unambiguous Perspective ROBERT ORNSTEIN 248 " That use is not forbidden usury " : Shakespeare's Procreation Sonnets and the Problem of Usury JOHN B. MISCHO 262 " Virtues Sphear " : Court vs ...
... Shakespeare's Art of Characterization : An Unambiguous Perspective ROBERT ORNSTEIN 248 " That use is not forbidden usury " : Shakespeare's Procreation Sonnets and the Problem of Usury JOHN B. MISCHO 262 " Virtues Sphear " : Court vs ...
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... Shakespeare's music is also applied drama , arguing generally that it is an important element of pro- duction and , specifically , that an understanding of Ophelia's music is essential for an understanding of her character . Fox ...
... Shakespeare's music is also applied drama , arguing generally that it is an important element of pro- duction and , specifically , that an understanding of Ophelia's music is essential for an understanding of her character . Fox ...
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... Shakespeare's portrayal of key social institutions in Measure for Measure : McFeely explains how Isabella's convent would have appeared to Shakepeare's first audience , and Widmayer does the same for Mistress Overdone's alehouse ...
... Shakespeare's portrayal of key social institutions in Measure for Measure : McFeely explains how Isabella's convent would have appeared to Shakepeare's first audience , and Widmayer does the same for Mistress Overdone's alehouse ...
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Contents
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The Fyn of the Troilus | 38 |
The Moral Landscape of The Pardoners Tale | 54 |
Galathea and the Interplay of Voices in Skeltons Speke | 88 |
Petrarchs | 116 |
Culture and Myth in Dr Faustus | 133 |
Text | 146 |
Alls Well That Plays Well | 162 |
Mistress Overdones House | 181 |
Music Gender Power | 217 |
Idealization and the Problematic in The Tempest | 239 |
Shakespeares | 262 |
Court vs Country in the 1618 Masque | 280 |
Cecilia Bulstrode The Court Pucell | 295 |
List of Contributors | 313 |
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