Russell Stuart Academic Drama

An Edition of Three University Plays
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-29459-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 206 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama

Although not much is known about the three Stuart plays in this edition, which was first published in 1987, we can ascribe them to one of the English universities, and each is indicative of a distinctly different influence on the Renaissance academic drama. Heteroclitanomalonomia is part of a minor subgenre referred to as the academic play. It demonstrates the predominance of language or rhetoric studies in the period and its very subject is of purely academic interest. Gigantomachia displays the continuing interest of the Renaissance in classical mythology. And A Christmas Messe follows a more homely tradition, a farcical personification of the mundane. This title will be of interest to students of English Literature, Drama and Performance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Russell, David L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part One: Commentary; 1. A Survey of University Drama, 1603-1642 2. The Allegorical/Debate Play 3. The Academic Grammar Play: Heteroclitanomalonomia 4. The Allegorical Satire?: Gigantomachia 5. All in Jest: A Christmas Messe; Part Two: Texts; Editorial Policy; 1. Heteroclitanomalonomia 2. Gigantomachia 3. A Christmas Messe; Bibliography