Shakespeare, Court Dramatist

by Richard Dutton

Book Overview

Shakespeare, Court Dramatist centres around the contention that the courts of both Elizabeth I and James I loomed much larger in Shakespeare's creative life than is usually appreciated. Richard Dutton argues that many, perhaps most, of Shakespeare's plays have survived in versions adapted for court presentation, where length was no object (and indeed encouraged) and rhetorical virtuosity was appreciated. The first half of the study examines the court's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198777744
• ISBN13: 9780198777748
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"