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Author:   Tania Demetriou ,  Janice Valls-Russell
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781526140234

ISBN 10:   1526140233
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   09 March 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Thomas Heywood and ‘the antique world’ Janice Valls-Russell and Tania Demetriou 1 Intertextuality and Thomas Heywood’s early Ovid: Oenone and Paris Katherine Heavey 2 Thomas Heywood’s Loves Schoole: emulation, adaptation, and anachronism M. L. Stapleton 3 Rescripting classical stories of rape from page to stage: Lucrece and Callisto Janice Valls-Russell 4 ‘Interlaced with sundry histories’: the open structure of The Silver Age Yves Peyré 5 A ‘glorious Greek’? Thomas Heywood and Hercules Richard Rowland 6 The not-so-classical tradition: mythographic complexities in 1 Iron Age Charlotte Coffin 7 Reading the classics, but how? mythographic paradigms and ‘ill-joined marquetry’ Yves Peyré 8 Compendious poetry: Homer and Ausonius in Thomas Heywood’s Various History Concerninge Women Tania Demetriou 9 ‘The scene lies in Hel’: the world of Lucian in Thomas Heywood’s ‘stage-poetry’ Camilla Temple 10 Acting like Greeks Tanya Pollard 11 A theatre for the Iron Age: theorising practice in Thomas Heywood’s Ages plays Chloe Kathleen Preedy 12 The Sovereign of the Seas: Thomas Heywood’s 3D engagement with the classics Janice Valls-Russell Appendix: Heywood’s works: a chronological table Select bibliography Index -- .

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'Thomas Heywood and the Classical Tradition addresses an important gap in our appreciation of how one of Shakespeare's most prolific and unfairly denigrated contemporaries read and reworked the classics throughout his long literary career, which spanned the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I. All in all, this book vindicates an author who, often criticized for yoking together wildy different registers and styles, actually wore his classicism with great skill, originality and aplomb.' Sonia Massai, King's College London -- .

'Thomas Heywood and the Classical Tradition expands the critical consideration given to the copious literary output of Heywood, taking as its unifying theme the early modern playwright’s prodigious use and adaptation of classical sources. The twelve contributors examine a wide range of Heywood’s work, and their impressive coverage speaks to both their own and Heywood’s intellectual depth and creative breadth.' Journal of British Studies 'Thomas Heywood and the Classical Tradition addresses an important gap in our appreciation of how one of Shakespeare’s most prolific and unfairly denigrated contemporaries read and reworked the classics throughout his long literary career, which spanned the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I. 'All in all, this book vindicates an author who, often criticized for yoking together wildy different registers and styles, actually wore his classicism with great skill, originality and aplomb.' Sonia Massai, King’s College London 'This edited collection revitalises research on Heywood by drawing together studies which elucidate important themes and practices that inform all his many writings. Alongside these significant findings are intricate details and close readings that illuminate neglected works and highlight their sophistication.' Northern Renaissance 'Thomas Heywood and the Classical Tradition performs a real service in bringing to light an unjustly neglected dramatist and poet.' Cahiers Elisabethains -- .

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Tania Demetriou is lecturer at the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge Janice Valls-Russell is a principal research associate of France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the University Paul Valery, Montpellier

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