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.
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Language and Stage in Medieval and Renaissance England
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.
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Language and Stage in Medieval and Renaissance England
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Language and Stage in Medieval and Renaissance England
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780521032155 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 11/02/2006 |
Pages: | 292 |
Product dimensions: | 5.94(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.63(d) |
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