Professional Playwrights : Massinger, Ford, Shirley and Brome /

The most neglected of the English Renaissance playwrights are the major Carolines -- Philip Massinger, John Ford, James Shirley, and Richard Brome. Writing in the 1620s and 1630s, always in the shadow of their great precursors, Shakespeare and Jonson, they have often been dubbed mere purveyors of sl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Clark, Ira
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, KY : The University Press of Kentucky, [1992]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shirley, James, > 1596-1666.
Massinger, Philip, > 1583-1640.
Ford, John, > 1586-approximately 1640.
Brome, Richard, > -1652?
Brome, Richard, > -1652? > Criticism and interpretation.
Shirley, James, > 1596-1666 > Criticism and interpretation.
Ford, John, > 1586-approximately 1640 > Criticism and interpretation.
Massinger, Philip, > 1583-1640 > Criticism and interpretation.
English drama.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Theâtre anglais > 17e siecle > Histoire et critique.
English drama > 17th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The most neglected of the English Renaissance playwrights are the major Carolines -- Philip Massinger, John Ford, James Shirley, and Richard Brome. Writing in the 1620s and 1630s, always in the shadow of their great precursors, Shakespeare and Jonson, they have often been dubbed mere purveyors of slick, escapist sensationalism who avoided the great issues of their day and turned away from the impending breakdown of English society. Ira Clark's revisionist book shows us these dramatists and their time whole, particularly through analysis of their treatment of sociopolitical issues -- issues tha.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780813162416

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