Early Modern Drama and the Theatre of War
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-8434-4 (ISBN)
This volume explores the disruptive effects of militarism, war and social unrest in early modern drama. Engaging with Simon Barker’s seminal work on dramatic representations of war and militarism, contributors highlight what often lies hidden beneath the surface of martial narratives, treating them as formative interventions in contemporary discourses, whether in justifying war, excluding dissident voices or shaping cultural identities. Discussions include new examinations of militarism, the figure of the soldier and early modern theories of war in Shakespearean tragedy, history and comedy, alongside antimasque and dramatic satire by lesser-known playwrights. The essays investigate how ideas of war underpin emerging concepts of gender, leadership, marriage and the family, as well as the continuing mobilisation of Shakespearean drama in the context of modern armed conflict. -- .
Bronwen Price was a Principal Lecturer of English Literature at the University of Portsmouth until 2020. She is now an independent researcher and guest member of ERIBIA, Caen University Hilary Hinds is Professor of Literary Culture in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Lancaster University -- .
Introduction – Bronwen Price and Hilary Hinds
Part 1 War and social unrest
1 Images of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as a history of the present – Simon Barker
2 ‘Revellers of fate’: Thomas Salusbury’s ‘An Antimasque of Gypsies’ performed at Chirk Castle on 30 December, 1641 – Rebecca Bailey
3 Satire, mock militarism and anti-provincial prejudice in ‘The Death of the Lord of Kyme’ – Christopher Marlow
Part 2 Militarism, masculinity and gender
4 Militarism in Shakespeare’s Henry VI – Not ‘keeping It dark’ – Franziska Quabeck
5 Coriolanus, Fort-Da and the subject-as-object of war – Heather Hirschfeld
6 Shakespeare and the discourse of revenge in Hamlet and Othello – John Drakakis
Part 3 Shakespeare and twentieth-century militarism
7 Shakespeare and the construction of an ideal soldier during the First World War – Monika Smialkowska
8 Wartime Hamlet – Irena Makaryk
9 Illyrian knights: Shakespeare, comedy, war – Simon Barker
References
Appendix: Simon Barker’s publications
Index -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 5 black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 515 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-8434-6 / 1526184346 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-8434-4 / 9781526184344 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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