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Shakespeare's History : Mirrors of Elizabethan Policy.

First published in 1947 in the USA. This edition reprints the first UK edition of 1964. Published to critical acclaim, the central argument of this book is that the historical play must be studied as a genre separate from tragedy and comedy. Just as there is in Shakespearean tragedies a dominant eth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Campbell, Lily B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:History & politics ; I
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Part I: History, Historiography, and Politics; I. The Point of View; II. What are ""Histories""?; III. The Humanistic Revival of History; IV. Classical Rhetoric and History; V. Renaissance Conceptions of History; VI. History and the Reformation; VII. The Influence of Continental Theories in England; VIII. English History in the Sixteenth Century; IX. History Versus Poetry in Renaissance England; X. Poetical Mirrors of History; Part II: Shakespeare's Political Use of History.
  • XI. Shakespeare's History PlaysXII. The Troublesome Reign of King John; XIII. An Introduction into the Division Between Lancaster and York; XIV. The Unquiet Time of Henry IV; XV. The Victorious Acts of King Henry V; XVI. The Tragical Doings of King Richard III; Index.