Shakespeare's Festive History: Feasting, Festivity, Fasting and Lent in the Second Henriad
Author:   David Ruiter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138710856


Publication Date:   19 December 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Shakespeare's Festive History: Feasting, Festivity, Fasting and Lent in the Second Henriad


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Title first published in 2003. The author of this study explores how Shakespeare creates historical characters who engineer their supremacy, shore up their popular support, and/or sustain their charisma through manipulation of festive elements, which are found throughout the tetralogy and rooted in the English cultural psyche.

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Author:   David Ruiter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781138710856


ISBN 10:   1138710857
Publication Date:   19 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Contents: Shakespeare's festive history: an introduction; 'Awhile to work, and after holiday': Richard II and the roots of a festive history; 'What, is it time to jest and dally now?': Hal's creation of the feast of Falstaff in 1 Henry IV; 'The unquiet time' of 2 Henry IV: Festivity and order in Flux; 'The turning o' the tide': the Lent of Agincourt and the return of the feast in Henry V; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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