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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Main Author: Majumder, Doyeeta (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2019.
Series:English Association monographs ; 5
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Summary: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.
Item Description: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:1786949628
9781786949622

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