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Author:   Irene Morra (Cardiff University, UK) ,  Rob Gossedge ,  Rob Gossedge
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781350153042

ISBN 10:   1350153044
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Introduction by Irene Morra and Rob GossedgePART I. ORIGINS AND LEGACIES1. New Elizabethanism: Origins, Legacies and the Theatre of Nation by Irene Morra PART II. A FAMILY OF NATIONS2. The 'New' Elizabeth and Scotland: The Royal Style and the British Constitution by Kelly DeLuca3. Wales and the Crown: Coronation, Investiture and Jubilee, 1953-2012 by Rob Gossedge 4. The Elective Affinity of the New Elizabethan nation by Arthur AugheyPART III. CULTURAL MEMORY5. The Enduring Nature of Cultural Memory by Paul Stevens6. Dreaming the Commonwealth: King Arthur and Byzantium, 1938-1953 by Rob Gossedge 7. Postwar Revival: Elizabethan Medievalism at Mid-Century by Ayla Lepine PART IV. ELIZABETHANS YOUNG AND NEW8. The Arts Council and the Young Elizabethans by Tony Coult)9. Young Elizabethans, Young Readers and an Incomplete Vision by Helen Phillips10. The New Elizabethan Soundtrack by Stephen Banfield11. From Brabazons to Quatermass: New Elizabethans in Air and Space by Tony Coult 12. English Ballet: A National Art for the New Elizabethan Moment by Melanie BigoldPART V. SHAKESPEARE, SPECTACLE AND SOCIETY13. 'A Profound Commentary on Kingship': The Monarchy and Shakespeare's Histories on Television, 1957-1965 by John Wyver14. A Case Study: the Future of Big Brum Theatre-in-Education Company by Edward Bond15. 'Not a History Workshop Vision': Frank Cottrell Boyce on the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games. In conversation with Scott Anthony16. History Play: People, Pageant and the New Shakespearean Age by Irene MorraAfterword - 'Happiness' by Edward Bond

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Irene Morra is Reader in English Literature at Cardiff University. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and is the author of Britishness, Popular Music, and National Identity: The Making of Modern Britain and Twentieth-Century British Authors and the Rise of Opera in Britain.Rob Gossedge is Lecturer in English Literature at Cardiff University. He holds a PhD from Cardiff University and is the author of Arthurian Literary Production in Britain, 1800-2000.

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