Region, Religion and Patronage: Lancastrian Shakespeare - Softcover

Richard Wilson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719063698 ISBN 13: 9780719063695

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Region, religion and patronage: Lancastrian Shakespeare explores the network of social, political and spiritual connections in north west England as a site for regional drama, introducing the reader to the non-metropolitan theatre spaces which formed a vital part of early modern dramatic activity. This groundbreaking book uses the possibility that Shakespeare began his theatrical career in Lancashire to open up a range of new contexts for reading his plays and introduces readers to the non-metropolitan theatre spaces which formed a vital part of early modern dramatic activity. The ways in which this rich cultural and theatrical context creates a starting point for innovative readings of Shakespeare's plays are shown in individual essays on Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. The book will be of interest to postgraduate students working in Shakespearean studies, early modern drama, theatre history, and religious history, as well as local historians.

About this title

Synopsis:

Exploring the network of social, political and spiritual connections in north west England during Shakespeare's formative years, this text discusses how the cultural context in which the apprentice dramatist worked may have shaped him as an artist. It provides readings of "Twelfth Night", "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and explores the position of Lancashire as a Catholic stronghold and home to Counter-Refomation missionaries in opposition to the attempts of central government to create a united state. The text also introduces the reader to the non-metropolitan theatre spaces which formed a vital part of Early Modern dramatic activity.

About the Author:

Richard Dutton is Humanities Distinguished Professor at Ohio State University Alison Findlay is Professor of Renaissance Drama at the University of Lancaster Richard Wilson is Sir Peter Hall Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Kingston University, London

About this edition

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0719063698
• ISBN 13: 9780719063695
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278
• Editor: Richard Wilson, Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay