| The Stage and Social Struggle in Early Modern England Contributor(s): Howard, Jean E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415095530 ISBN-13: 9780415095532 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1993 Annotation: This book is a ground-breaking study of theater's controversial and contradictory place in the social transformations of the Tudor and Stuart period. In language both lucid and theoretically sophisticated, the author examines the gap between the overheated attacks on the stage and the theater's actual role in class, gender, and sexual conflict. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 792.094 |
| LCCN: 93008068 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.45" W x 8.44" (0.58 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Stage and Social Struggle in Early Modern England is a ground-breaking study of a controversial period of English literary, cultural, and political history. In language that is both lucid and theoretically sophisticated, Jean Howard examines the social and cultural facets of early modern theatre. She looks at the ways in which some theatrical practices were deemed deceptive and unreliable, while others were lent legitimacy by the powerful. An exciting and challenging work by one of the leading writers in the field, The Stage and Social Conflict in Early Modern England is important reading for anyone interested in the period. |