Language and Stage in Medieval and Renaissance England - Couverture rigide

Dillon, Janette

 
9780521593342: Language and Stage in Medieval and Renaissance England
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521593344 ISBN 13 : 9780521593342
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This study explores the use of other languages, especially Latin, in medieval and Renaissance English drama. Until the medieval period Latin was regarded as the sacramental language of authority, but in the newly politicized linguistic arena of the late fourteenth century it became a symbol of the potential enemy from Rome. In this book Janette Dillon examines why, during the period 1400 to 1600, 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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Présentation de l'éditeur

This study explores the use of other languages, especially Latin, in medieval and Renaissance English drama. Until the medieval period Latin was regarded as the sacramental language of authority, but in the newly politicized linguistic arena of the late fourteenth century it became a symbol of the potential enemy from Rome. In this book Janette Dillon examines why, during the period 1400 to 1600, 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.

Revue de presse

'In addressing the appearance of 'other languages' in early English drama Janette Dillon produces a study of considerable range and depth ... author's insistence on focusing on language's political and dramatic force has helped to make this a scholarly and readable book which not only informs us in historical and literary terms about its period, but also equips us to 'hear' language as staged event.' New Theatre Quarterly

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521593344
ISBN 13 
9780521593342
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
290
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ISBN 10 :  0521032156 ISBN 13 :  9780521032155
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008
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