Drama of the English Republic, 1649-60
Drama of the English Republic, 1649-60

Author: Janet Clare

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780719044823

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Presents a collection of five dramatic works originally published when English was nominally a Republic. The five texts, three of which have been edited for the first time, include The Tragedy of that Famous Roman Orator Marcus Tullius Cicero (Anonymous), Cupid and Death by James Shirley; and William Davenant's The Siege of Rhodes, The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru, and The History of Sir Francis Drake. In her introductory piece, editor Janet Clare (English, University College, Dublin, UK) argues that theater forced into a novel state of opposition did more than survive in reduced form; it adapted, offered oblique critiques of Caroline policies, and revealed complex and shifting alliances. Distributed by Palgrave. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Drama of the English Republic, 1649-1660
Drama of the English Republic, 1649-1660

Author: Janet Clare

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780719073359

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Drama of the English Republic is the first modern collection of plays and entertainments which were originally published and performed when England was nominally a republic or commonwealth. The five texts, three of which have been edited here for the first time, illustrate how the dramatists devised new aesthetics in response to the ideological concerns of the Republic.

The British Republic, 1649-1660
The British Republic, 1649-1660

Author: Ronald Hutton

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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This work analyzes the diplomatic, military, political, religious and intellectual developments of the period, trying to determine the real significance of the Interegnum. The author also presents a study of Cromwell, and how contemporary research has brought more light to his life.

The English Republic 1649-1660
The English Republic 1649-1660

Author: T.C. Barnard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-19

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1317897250

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The book begins by introducing the complicated events leading to the execution of Charles I in 1649 and then offers a detailed analysis of the political experimentation which followed. Toby Barnard argues that although the survival of the revolutionary order was bound up with Cromwell, and collapsed after his death, the regime defeated both its domestic and foreign enemies and was more stable than has often been thought. The book also investigates changes on the structures of power, on the ruling elites and in the localities.

English Historical Drama, 1500-1660
English Historical Drama, 1500-1660

Author: Barbara Ravelhofer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-12-04

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0230593267

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Many readers today associate the early modern history play with Shakespeare. While not wishing to ignore the influence of Shakespeare, this collection of essays explores other historical drama between 1500 and 1660, covering a wide range of different formats. An introduction provides a survey of current criticism, exploring both early modern and contemporary definitions of the 'history play'. Individual essays in chronological order discuss a wide variety of possible sources for historical drama, ranging from oral traditions to chronicles. They also explore genres outside the canon which think of 'history' in different ways, such as shows, moralities and closet drama.

Women Writing the English Republic, 1625-1681
Women Writing the English Republic, 1625-1681

Author: Katharine Gillespie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-04-07

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1107149126

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The first book-length study of the contributions that women writers made to the social, cultural and philosophical milieux of seventeenth-century English republicanism. Drawing on the works of six women writers of the period, the book examines their writings and explores the key themes and concepts that they build upon.

Pizarro
Pizarro

Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2017-08-09

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1554811546

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s last play, an adaptation of August von Kotzebue’s Die Spanier in Peru first performed in 1799, was one of the most popular of the entire century. Set during the Spanish Conquest of Peru, Pizarro dramatizes English fears of invasion by Revolutionary France, but it is also surprisingly and critically engaged with Britain’s colonial exploits abroad. Pizarro is a play of firsts: the first use of music alongside action, the first collapsing set, the first production to inspire such celebratory ephemera as cartoons, portraits, postcards, even porcelain collector plates. Pizarro marks the end of eighteenth-century drama and the birth of a new theatrical culture. This edition features a comprehensive introduction and extensive appendices documenting the play’s first successful performances and global influence. It will appeal to students and scholars of Romantic literature, theatre history, post-colonialism, and Indigenous studies.