Hunger, Appetite and the Politics of the Renaissance Stage

by Matt Williamson

Book Overview

Hunger and appetite permeate Renaissance theatre, with servants, soldiers, courtiers and misers all defined with striking regularity through their relation to food. Demonstrating the profound ongoing relevance of Marxist literary theory, Hunger, Appetite and the Politics of the Renaissance Stage highlights the decisive role of these drives in the complex politics of early modern drama. Plenty and excess were thematically inseparable from scarcity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108832067
• ISBN13: 9781108832069
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"