Staging England in the Elizabethan History Play: Performing National Identity

by Ralf Hertel

Book Overview

Applying current political theory on nationhood as well as methods established by recent performance studies, this study sheds new light on the role the public theatre played in the rise of English national identity around 1600. It situates selected history plays by Shakespeare and Marlowe in the context of non-fictional texts (such as historiographies, chorographies, political treatises, or dictionary entries) and cultural artefacts (such as maps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032923520
• ISBN13: 9781032923529
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 282 Pages