Literary Criticism, Drama
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Synopsis
This is the first major study of the use of other languages in medieval and Renaissance English drama. For the period 1400 to 1600 Janette Dillon examines why other languages increasingly invade English plays, and how their significance is illuminated by developments in church and state, in particular the advancing Reformation and expanding English nationalism. In marked contrast to other related studies, Dillon focuses on drama as performance and employs a wide range of works, from the mystery cycles to The Spanish Tragedy, and finally Shakespeare.Book Details
Published
March 1, 1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
272
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521593342