Court Masques by David Lindley

Court Masques by David Lindley

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Summary

The masque had a brief but splendid life as the dominant mode of entertainment at the early Stuart court. This selection of 18 masques offers an insight into the culture and politics of the early 17th century.

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Court Masques by David Lindley

This selection of 18 masques offers a fascinating insight into the culture and politics of the early 17th century.
Lindley, David: - David Lindley is Professor Emeritus at the University of Leeds, where he taught for many years in the School of English. He has previously edited, among other texts, The Tempest for the New Cambridge Shakespeare (Cambridge, 2nd edition, 2013) and 11 court masques by Ben Jonson for The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson (Cambridge, forthcoming). A study of the scandalous career of Frances Howard appeared in 1993, and he has written extensively on the relationships of music and literature, including a study of Thomas Campion (1985) and Shakespeare and Music (2006).
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ISBN 13 9780192825698
ISBN 10 0192825690
Title Court Masques
Author David Lindley
Series ^Aworld's Classics Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1995-09-01
Number of pages 314
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