Writing and Reading Royal Entertainments
Download or Read eBook Writing and Reading Royal Entertainments PDF written by Gabriel Heaton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Gabriel Heaton |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2010-06-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199213115 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199213119 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Writing and Reading Royal Entertainments by : Gabriel Heaton
Book excerpt: This study of Elizabethan and Jacobean royal entertainments, including tiltyard speeches and court masques, is the first to look in detail at the surviving material texts. It examines the 1602 Harefield entertainment, the 1575 Woodstock entertainment, the Merchant Taylors' and Theobalds' entertainments, and Ben Jonson's work for the Jacobean court.
