The Cultural Uses of the Caesars on the English Renaissance StageExplores the way in which the stories of the Caesars, and of the Julio-Claudians in particular, can be used to figure the stories of English rulers on the Renaissance stage. This title demonstrates how early modern English dramatists, using Roman modes of literary representation as cover, commented on the issues of the day. |
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Contents
Titus Andronicus | 13 |
Hamlet Among the Romans | 35 |
Caesar and the Czar | 55 |
Pocahontas and The Winters Tale | 79 |
The Romans in Britain | 97 |
Cymbeline | 111 |
He Claudius | 127 |
Conclusion | 143 |
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The Cultural Uses of the Caesars on the English Renaissance Stage Professor Lisa Hopkins Limited preview - 2013 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Cultural Uses of the Caesars on the English Renaissance Stage Studies in performance and early modern drama |
| Author | Lisa Hopkins |
| Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008 |
| ISBN | 0754662632, 9780754662631 |
| Length | 161 pages |
| Subjects | › › Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
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