Spectacular Performances - Essays on Theatre, Imagery, Books, and Selves in Early Modern England - Stephen Orgel - Hardback Bog - Manchester
Brand: Manchester University Press
Description
Why did Queen Elizabeth I compare herself with her disastrous ancestor Richard II? Why would Ben Jonson transform Queen Anne and her ladies into Amazons as entertainment for the pacifist King James? This title includes essays that deal with Shakespeare, Jonson and Milton, with Renaissance magic and Renaissance costume.
