Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play
Author:   D. Cavanagh
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Edition:   2003 ed.
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9781403901323


Pages:   197
Publication Date:   12 December 2003
Format:   Hardback
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Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play


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This volume examines a key preoccupation of historical drama in the period 1538 1600 - the threat presented by uncivil language. ""Unlicensed"" speech informs the presentation of political debate in Tudor history plays and it is also the subject of their most daring political speculations. By analysing plays by John Bale, Thomas Norton, Thomas Sackville, and Robert Greene, as well as Shakespeare, this study also argues for a more inclusive approach to the genre.

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Author:   D. Cavanagh
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2003 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.415kg
ISBN:  

9781403901323


ISBN 10:   1403901325
Pages:   197
Publication Date:   12 December 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Conventions Introduction The Paradox of Sedition in John Bale's King Johan The Language of Counsel in Gorboduc Language, Temperance, and the Nation in Robert Greene's The Scottish History of James IV Misreading History: Rumour in King John The Language of Treason in Richard II Henry V and the Reformation of the Word Bibliography Index

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DERMOT CAVANAGH is Lecturer in English at the University of Northumbria.

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