This is a collection of plays and entertainments which were originally published and performed when England was nominally a republic or commonwealth. The five texts, three of which have been edited here for the first time, illustrate how the dramatists devised new aesthetics in response to the ideological concerns of the Republic. In ""The History of that Famous Roman Orator Marcus Tullius Cicero"", a classical tragedy exemplifies republican values neglected in Renaissance drama. James Shirley's ""Cupid and Death"" blends comedy, mythology and moral fable into a metaphor for the ambiguous state of those living under the commonwealth, whilst the hybrid works of William Davenant produced in the period, ""The Siege of Rhodes"", ""The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru"", and the ""History of Sir Francis Drake"", embody the enhanced sense of nation promoted by the Cromwellian Protectorate
By:
Janet Clare
Series edited by:
Paul Edmondson,
Martin White
Other:
Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 531g
ISBN: 9780719044823
ISBN 10: 0719044820
Series: Revels Plays Companion Library
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 16 May 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
General introduction - theatre and cultural revolution; a note on editorial procedure; introduction - ""The Tragedy of that Famous Roman Orator Marcus Tullius Cicero"" Anon, ""The Tragedy of that Famous Roman Orator Marcus Tullius Cicero"", edited with Llewelyn Morgan; introduction - ""Cupid and Death;"" James Shirley, ""Cupid and Death""; introduction - ""The Siege of Rhodes""; William Davenant, ""The Siege of Rhodes""; introduction - ""The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru""; William Davenant, ""The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru""; introduction - ""The History of Sir Francis Drake""; William Davenant, ""The History of Sir Francis Drake"". Appendices: song from the first entry of ""Cupid and Death""; additional passages from the second edition of ""The Siege of Rhodes"".
Janet Clare is Lecturer in the Department of English, University College, Dublin
Reviews for Drama of the English Republic, 1649–1660: Plays and Entertainments
Clare's general introduction is a valuable resource in and of itself...an excellent and comprehensive overview... --B.E. Brandt, Choice
