The Politics of the Stuart Court Masque

Book Overview

This 1998 book takes an alternative look at the courtly masque in early seventeenth-century England. For a generation, the masque has been a favourite topic of New Historicism, because it has been seen as part of the process by which artistic works interact with politics, both shaping and reflecting the political life of a nation. These exciting essays move importantly beyond a monolithic view of culture and power in the production of masques, to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521031206
• ISBN13: 9780521031202
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"