English Drama 1586-1642
Download or Read eBook English Drama 1586-1642 PDF written by G. K. Hunter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : G. K. Hunter |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0198122136 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198122135 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis English Drama 1586-1642 by : G. K. Hunter
Book excerpt: Shakespeare is usually set apart from his contemporaries, in kind no less than quality. This book, the long-awaited final volume in the Oxford History of English Literature, sees Elizabethan drama as drawn together by a shared need to deal with contradictory pressures from heterogeneous audiences, censorious authorities, profit driven managers, and authors looking for classic status and social esteem. Hunter follows the compromises and contradictions of the Elizabethan repertory, examining how Shakespeare and his fellow dramatists were able to move easily from vulgar realism to poetic transcendence.