Putting history to the question
Subtitle: power, politics, and society in English Renaissance drama
By: Michael Neill.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 527
Subjects: English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 16th century; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism; Political plays, English -- History and criticism; Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History; Power (Social sciences) in literature; Renaissance -- England
Description: "Putting History to the Question is the result of Neill's ongoing investigation of how literature provides a revealing portrait of nation, social order, and empire, and how the flow of literary discourse affects the progress of history.

Covering dramatic works by Shakespeare, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, and others - and reflecting upon subjects rangings from social attitudes toward racial difference and adultery to the politics of mercantilism and the hierarchy of master/servant relationships - the book reenergizes the discussion of Renaissance drama and history.".

"For the many scholars and students accustomed to reading from photocopies of Neill's writings. Putting History to the Question will be a valuable addition to the critical library."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.