Drama and the Succession to the Crown, 1561-1633

Hopkins argues the succession to the throne was a burning topic not only in the final years of Elizabeth but well into the 1630s, and drama, with its disguised identities and oblique relationship to reality, was a safe way to air it. Hopkins analyzes some of the ways in which plays-from Marlowe's and Shakespeare's to Webster's and Ford's-reflect, negotiate and dream the issue of the succession.

Author: Lisa Hopkins
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/28/2011
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781409406471

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 186

About the Author
Lisa Hopkins is Professor of English at Sheffield Hallam University and co-editor of Shakespeare, the journal of the British Shakespeare Association.