Staging Power in Tudor and Stuart English History Plays

Download or read book Staging Power in Tudor and Stuart English History Plays written by Dr Kristin M. S. Bezio and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-11-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first of its kind to situate the early modern debate on sovereignty within a 'popular culture' dramatic context, this project examines the changing ideological conceptions of sovereignty and their on-stage representations in public theaters from 1580 to 1642. The study examines the way in which the early modern stage presented a critical dialogue concerning the nature of sovereignty through the lens of specifically English history, focusing in particular on the representation of monarchy.