This Stage-Play World Texts and Contexts, 1580-1625

Name: This Stage-Play World Texts and Contexts, 1580-1625
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ISBN: 9780192892867

ISBN-10: 019289286X

ISBN-13: 9780192892867

Edition: 2nd 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Julia Briggs

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The later years of Elizabeth and the reign of James I were the age of Shakespeare, but the age also of Sidney, Spenser, and Donne, of fellow dramatists Marlowe, Jonson, and Webster, and of the prose writers Nashe, Bacon, and Burton. This book examines the social conditions that produced this uniquely dazzling array of talent, and relates them closely to the literature of the period. Politically, 1580-1625 was a period of comparative stability, but men's lives were constantly threatened by plague, famine, or even casual violence; a sudden population rise added problems of inflation and unemployment. Writers struggling to earn a living needed either to please the court, with its wealthy and…

Book details

List price: $67.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/4/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface



Tradition and Innovation



Living in Society



Women and the Family



Travellers and Others



World Pictures



Religion



Education



The Court and its Arts



The Theatre


Conclusion


Chronology


Notes


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index