Women on the Renaissance Stage: Anna of Denmark and Female Masquing in the Stuart Court 1590–1619
Author:   Clare McManus ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719062506


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   02 May 2002
Format:   Paperback
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Women on the Renaissance Stage: Anna of Denmark and Female Masquing in the Stuart Court 1590–1619


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Author:   Clare McManus ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780719062506


ISBN 10:   0719062500
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   02 May 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: An early modern female stage 1. Dance, gender and the politics of aristocratic performance in the early Stuart court masque 2. Marriage and the performance of the romance quest – the role of the queen consort in the early modern European court 3. ‘Spectacles of strangeness’ – the performance of the female body in the major Jacobean masques 4. Disputed marriages – the female courtier as spectator 5. The contested masquing stage – ‘The Somerset masque’, ‘Cupid's banishment’ and the space of the female court Conclusion: The legacy of Anna of Denmark – female performance in the Caroline court and beyond Notes Bibliography Index -- .

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Clare McManus is Professor of Early Modern Literature and Theatre at the University of Roehampton

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