Tyranny and usurpation :: the new prince and lawmaking violence in early modern drama /

This book investigates the political, legal, historical circumstances under which the 'tyrant' of early Tudor drama becomes conflated with the 'usurper-tyrant' of the commercial theatres of London, and how the usurpation plot emerges as one of the central preoccupations of early...

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1. Verfasser: Majumder, Doyeeta (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2019.
Schriftenreihe:English Association monographs ; 5
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Zusammenfassung:This book investigates the political, legal, historical circumstances under which the 'tyrant' of early Tudor drama becomes conflated with the 'usurper-tyrant' of the commercial theatres of London, and how the usurpation plot emerges as one of the central preoccupations of early modern drama.
Beschreibung:Note on Spellings and Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One: The Kingly Vice: The Tyrant in Early Tudor Drama Chapter Two: Sovereignty, Counsel, and Consent in Scotland: Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis Chapter Three: Artful Construction of the Political Realm: Buchanan and the Legitimacy of Resistance Chapter Four: Gorboduc: Absolutist Decision and the Two Bodies of the King Chapter Five: Tyranny Added to Usurpation: Richardus Tertius, The True Tragedy, and Richard III Epilogue Bibliography Index.
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ISBN:1786949628
9781786949622

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