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Plays of persuasion : drama and politics at the court of Henry VIII / Greg Walker.

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A detailed study of the interaction between drama and politics in the reign of Henry VIII. The subject is addressed both in general terms and through a series of case-studies of individual early Tudor plays. Through its innovative use of dramatic texts as historical source material, the book provide...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Walker, Greg, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Subjects:
Henry > VIII, > King of England, > 1491-1547 > Relations with courts and courtiers.
Henry > VIII, > King of England, > 1491-1547 > In literature.
Henry > VIII, > King of England, > 1491-1547 > Art patronage.
Henry > VIII, > King of England, > 1491-1547.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 16th century.
Authors and patrons > England > History > 16th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1509-1547.
Political plays, English > History and criticism.
Persuasion (Rhetoric) > History > 16th century.
Literary patrons > Great Britain.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Art patronage.
Authors and patrons.
Courts and courtiers.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan.
Literary patrons.
Literature.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Political plays, English.
Politics and government
Politics and literature.
Relations with courts and courtiers.
England.
Great Britain.
1500-1600
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Political drama in the reign of Henry VIII: an interpretation
  • Improving literature? The interlude of Hick Scorner
  • A domestic drama: John Skelton's Magnyfycence and the royal household
  • Conservative dramaI: Godly Queen Hester
  • Conservative drama II: John Heywood's Play of the weather
  • Radical drama? John Bale's King Johan
  • Court drama and politics: further questions and some conclusions.

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