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Hamlet's moment : drama and political knowledge in early modern England

Kiséry, András, author.
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2016.

Bibliographic Information


Format: Book
Author: Kiséry, András,
Subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
English drama
Politics in literature
Politicians in literature
Publication Year:2016
Language:English
Published:Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2016.
ISBN:9780198822264
019882226X
Notes:Introduction : Hamlet's moment -- I. Hamlet and the profession of politics. 'The wiser sort' : the distinction of politics and Gabriel Harvey's Machiavellian Hamlet ; Some travellers return : diplomatic writing, political careers, and the world of Hamlet ; 'I lack advancement' : political agents and political servants in Hamlet's moment -- II. Political knowledge and the public stage in Hamlet's moment. 'Vile and vulgar admirations' : Chapman and the public of political news ; 'The most matter with best conceyt' : the publics of Tacitean observation and the margins of politics in Jonson's Sejanus ; 'For discourse's sake merely' : political conversation on the stage and off.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-318) and index.
Course: ENG320

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English Book (4/F) 822.3093581 KIS 2016 Available