Representations of Flemish Immigrants on the Early Modern Stage - Couverture rigide

McCluskey, Peter Matthew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1138714321 ISBN 13 : 9781138714328

Editeur : Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

Immigrants from the Low Countries constituted the largest population of resident aliens in early modern England. Possessing superior technology in a number of fields and enjoying governmental protection, the Flemish were charged by many native artisans with unfair economic competition. With xenophobic sentiments running so high that riots and disorders occurred throughout the sixteenth century, Elizabeth I directed her dramatic censor to suppress material that might incite further disorder, forcing playwrights to develop strategies to address the alien problem indirectly. Representations of Flemish Immigrants on the Early Modern Stage describes the immigrant community during this period and explores the consistently negative representations of Flemish immigrants in Tudor interludes, the impact of censorship, the playwrighting strategies that eluded it, and the continuation of these methods until the closing of the theatres in 1642.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter Matthew McCluskey is an associate professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University, where he teaches courses in Shakespeare, Shakespeare on Film, British popular culture, and crime fiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138714321
• ISBN 13: 9781138714328
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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