Overview
Politics and Aesthetics in European Baroque and Classicist Tragedy is a volume of essays investigating European tragedy in the seventeenth century, comparing Shakespeare, Vondel, Gryphius, Racine and several other vernacular tragedians, together with consideration of neo-Latin dramas by Jesuits and other playwrights. To what extent were similar themes, plots, structures and styles elaborated? How is difference as well as similarity to be accounted for? European drama is beginning to be considered outside of the singular vernacular frameworks in which it has been largely confined (as instanced in the conferences and volumes of essays held in the Universities of Munich and Berlin 2010-12), but up-to-date secondary material is sparse and difficult to obtain. This volume intends to help remedy that deficit by addressing the drama in a full political, religious, legal and social context, and by considering the plays as interventions in those contexts. Contributors are: Christian Biet, Jan Bloemendal, Helmer J. Helmers, Blair Hoxby, Sarah M. Knight, Tatiana Korneeva, Frans-Willem Korsten, Joel B. Lande, Russell J. Leo, Howard B. Norland, Kirill Ospovat, James A. Parente, Jr., Freya Sierhuis, Nienke Tjoelker and Emily Vasiliauskas.
Full Product Details
Author: Jan Bloemendal ,
Nigel Smith
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 5
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.816kg
ISBN: 9789004323414
ISBN 10: 9004323414
Pages: 442
Publication Date: 19 August 2016
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Professional and scholarly
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The collection vividly demonstrates the appeal of tragedy, whether classicist or Baroque, to both Catholics and Protestants. Biblical, classical, and modern histories made possible the staging of thinly (or not so thinly) veiled criticism, guidance, and warnings for modern rulers-and their subjects. Annette Tomarken, University of Kent. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 70, No. 4 (Winter 2017), pp. 1622-1624. This is a first-rate collection of articles that adds significantly to the understanding of Baroque and Classicist tragedy and its politics and aesthetics within a broad European context. It explores the nuances underlying longstanding assumptions and offers exemplary original research. Yolanda Rodriguez Perez, University of Amsterdam. In: Bulletin of the Comediantes, Vol. 69, No 1 (2017), pp. 123-127. [This] collection forms a strong and timely reminder of the benefits of an international and inclusive approach to literary studies. Astrid Stilma, Canterbury Christ Church University. In: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal & Letterkunde, Vol. 133, No. 4 (September 2017), pp. 1-2.
This is a first-rate collection of articles that adds significantly to the understanding of Baroque and Classicist tragedy and its politics and aesthetics within a broad European context. It explores the nuances underlying longstanding assumptions and offers exemplary original research. Yolanda Rodriguez Perez, University of Amsterdam. In: Bulletin of the Comediantes, Vol. 69, No 1 (2017), pp. 123-127. [This] collection forms a strong and timely reminder of the benefits of an international and inclusive approach to literary studies. Astrid Stilma, Canterbury Christ Church University. In: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal & Letterkunde, Vol. 133, No. 4 (September 2017), pp. 1-2.
“The collection vividly demonstrates the appeal of tragedy, whether classicist or Baroque, to both Catholics and Protestants. Biblical, classical, and modern histories made possible the staging of thinly (or not so thinly) veiled criticism, guidance, and warnings for modern rulers—and their subjects.” Annette Tomarken, University of Kent. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 70, No. 4 (Winter 2017), pp. 1622-1624. “This is a first-rate collection of articles that adds significantly to the understanding of Baroque and Classicist tragedy and its politics and aesthetics within a broad European context. It explores the nuances underlying longstanding assumptions and offers exemplary original research.” Yolanda Rodríguez Pérez, University of Amsterdam. In: Bulletin of the Comediantes, Vol. 69, No 1 (2017), pp. 123-127. “[This] collection forms a strong and timely reminder of the benefits of an international and inclusive approach to literary studies.” Astrid Stilma, Canterbury Christ Church University. In: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal & Letterkunde, Vol. 133, No. 4 (September 2017), pp. 1-2.
Author Information
Jan Bloemendal, Ph.D. (1997), Utrecht University, is senior researcher at the Huygens Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. His research topics include neo-Latin literature, drama and Erasmus. Nigel Smith, D.Phil. (1985), University of Oxford, is William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature at Princeton University. Among his publications are Perfection Proclaimed: Language and Literature in English Radical Religion, 1640-1660 (1989); Literature and Revolution in England 1640-1660 (1994); Is Milton better than Shakespeare? (2008) and Andrew Marvell: The Chameleon (2010).
