| Description |
1 online resource (x, 266 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the nobility and genealogy -- The Staffords (Dukes of Buckingham) -- The Dukes of Suffolk -- The Nevilles (Earls of Warwick) -- The Talbots (Earls of Shrewsbury) -- The Cliffords (Earls of Cumberland) -- The Stanleys (Earls of Derby) -- The gentry (William Lucy, Lord Saye) -- Conclusion -- Appendices: genealogical charts. |
| Summary |
Shakespeare and the Nobility examines, for the first time, how Shakespeare was influenced by the descendants of the aristocratic characters in his early history plays. The Henry VI trilogy and Richard III are among the first plays in the English dramaturgy that reflect the lives and activities of the ancestors of sixteenth-century aristocrats. In a time when the upper classes of England were obsessed with family lineage and reputation, the salient question is how William Shakespeare, a socially inferior playwright and actor, handled the delicate matter of portraying the complex and often unattractive ancestors of the most powerful people of his day. In answer to this question, this study examines the lives of the historical figures and their descendants, presenting fresh readings of the early histories, and argues that Shakespeare consistently modified his portrayal of the ancestors with their descendants in mind. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge and learning -- Nobility.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Nobility. |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Nobility in literature.
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Nobility in literature. |
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Nobility -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
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1500-1599 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Canino, Catherine Grace. Shakespeare and the nobility. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007 9780521872911 (DLC) 2008295196 (OCoLC)148865809 |
| ISBN |
9780511480324 (electronic book) |
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0511480326 (electronic book) |
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1282001183 |
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9781282001183 |
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9780521872911 (hardback) |
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052187291X (hardback) |
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