War and nation in the theatre of Shakespeare and his contemporaries /

War and nation in the theatre of Shakespeare and his contemporaries / Simon Barker.

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This original study explores a vital aspect of early modern cultural history: the way that warfare is represented in the theatre of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The book contrasts the Tudor and Stuart prose that called for the establishment of a standing army in the name of nation, discipline...

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Main Author: Barker, Simon
Other title:War and nation in the theater of Shakespeare and his contemporaries
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
1500-1600
War in literature.
Nationalism in literature.
Military art and science in literature.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
Military art and science in literature
Nationalism in literature
War in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Part I Introductory Worlds; 1 'KEEP IT DARK'; 2 IN THEATRE; Part II Commitment; 3 GOOD FRIDAY, 1513; 4 'THE DOUBLE-ARMED MAN'; Part III Shakespeare and the Wars; 5 'WE BAND OF BROTHERS'; 6 THE EXIT STRATEGY; Part IV Refusal; 7 GENTLER CRAFTS; 8 BEYOND HISTORY; 9 THE ABANDONED SOLDIER; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING; INDEX.

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