Early Modern Drama and the Theatre of War

Militarism, Conflict and Disruption in the Plays of Shakespeare and His Contemporaries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

This volume explores the disruptive effects of militarism, war and social unrest in early modern drama. Engaging with Simon Barker’s seminal work on dramatic representations of war and militarism, contributors highlight what often lies hidden beneath the surface of martial narratives, treating them as formative interventions in contemporary discourses, whether in justifying war, excluding dissident voices or shaping cultural identities. Discussions include new examinations of militarism, the figure of the soldier and early modern theories of war in Shakespearean tragedy, history and comedy, alongside antimasque and dramatic satire by lesser-known playwrights. The essays investigate how ideas of war underpin emerging concepts of gender, leadership, marriage and the family, as well as the continuing mobilisation of Shakespearean drama in the context of modern armed conflict.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-10-28
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:515 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526184344

Utforska kategorier

Krigsvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Teater inom Kultur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Bronwen Price was a Principal Lecturer of English Literature at the University of Portsmouth until 2020. She is now an independent researcher and guest member of ERIBIA, Caen UniversityHilary Hinds is Professor of Literary Culture in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Lancaster University

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction – Bronwen Price and Hilary HindsPart 1 War and social unrest1 Images of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as a history of the present – Simon Barker2 ‘Revellers of fate’: Thomas Salusbury’s ‘An Antimasque of Gypsies’ performed at Chirk Castle on 30 December, 1641 – Rebecca Bailey3 Satire, mock militarism and anti-provincial prejudice in ‘The Death of the Lord of Kyme’ – Christopher MarlowPart 2 Militarism, masculinity and gender4 Militarism in Shakespeare’s Henry VI – Not ‘keeping It dark’ – Franziska Quabeck5 Coriolanus, Fort-Da and the subject-as-object of war – Heather Hirschfeld6 Shakespeare and the discourse of revenge in Hamlet and Othello – John DrakakisPart 3 Shakespeare and twentieth-century militarism7 Shakespeare and the construction of an ideal soldier during the First World War – Monika Smialkowska8 Wartime Hamlet – Irena Makaryk9 Illyrian knights: Shakespeare, comedy, war – Simon BarkerReferencesAppendix: Simon Barker’s publicationsIndex