Shakespeare, the king's playwright : theater in the Stuart court, 1603-1613
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New Haven : Yale University Press, ♭1995., New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1995].
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xxiii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Fowler Public Library - NONFICTION | 822.3 Kernan | On Shelf |
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Authors and patrons -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 17th century
Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625.
James -- I, -- King of England, -- 1566-1625 -- Relations with courts and courtiers.
James -- I, -- King of England, -- 1566-1625 -- Relations with dramatists.
Literary patrons -- Great Britain.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Relations with literary patrons.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- England.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- To 1625.
Stuart, House of.
Theater -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 17th century
Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625.
James -- I, -- King of England, -- 1566-1625 -- Relations with courts and courtiers.
James -- I, -- King of England, -- 1566-1625 -- Relations with dramatists.
Literary patrons -- Great Britain.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Relations with literary patrons.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- England.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- To 1625.
Stuart, House of.
Theater -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, ♭1995., New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1995].
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Book
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.
Description
Soon after James Stuart became king of England in 1603, William Shakespeare, while still working in the public theater, became the royal playwright, and his acting troupe became the premier playing company of the realm. How did this courtly setting influence Shakespeare's work? What was it like to view, perform in, and write plays conceived for the Stuart king?
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In this fascinating and lively book, one of our most eminent literary critics explores these questions by taking us back to the court performances of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays, examining them in their settings at the royal palaces of Whitehall and Hampton Court. Alvin Kernan looks at Shakespeare as a patronage playwright whose work after 1603 focused on the main concerns of his royal patron: divine-right kingship in Lear, the corruption of the court in Antony, the difficulties of the old military aristocracy in Coriolanus, and other vital matters. Kernan argues that Shakespeare was neither the royal propagandist nor the political subversive that the New Historicists have made him out to be. He was, instead, a great dramatist whose plays commented on political and social concerns of his patrons and who sought the most satisfactory way of adjusting his art to court needs.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kernan, A. B. (1995). Shakespeare, the king's playwright: theater in the Stuart court, 1603-1613 . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kernan, Alvin B. 1995. Shakespeare, the King's Playwright: Theater in the Stuart Court, 1603-1613. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kernan, Alvin B. Shakespeare, the King's Playwright: Theater in the Stuart Court, 1603-1613 Yale University Press, 1995.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kernan, Alvin B. Shakespeare, the King's Playwright: Theater in the Stuart Court, 1603-1613 Yale University Press, 1995.
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