English Historical Drama, 1500–1660 - Forms Outside the Canon

Sep 20, 2026

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Edited volume exploring English historical drama from 1500–1660 and related writing practices beyond the established canon. The series framing emphasizes historical awareness, theoretical diversity, and a lively negotiation between texts, their own cultures, and successive contexts within the wider period 1520–1740. Includes chapter topics such as Tudor and Elizabethan history plays, Reformation drama, Senecan and Turkish stagings, and authorship, language, politics, and mourning in early modern literary and theatrical life.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages217

Reading Time5 h 34 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Acknowledgements

Notes on the Contributors

Introduction

The Early Tudor History Play

The Reformation of History in John Bale’s Biblical Dramas

Seneca and the Early Elizabethan History Play

History in the Making

The Stage Historicizes the Turk

English Historical Drama, 1500–1660 Forms Outside the Canon Edited by Teresa Grant and Barbara Ravelhofer Early Modern Literature in History General Editors: Cedric C. Brown, Professor of English and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Reading; Andrew Hadfield, Professor of English, University of Sussex, Brighton Advisory Board: Donna Hamilton, University of Maryland; Jean Howard, University of Columbia; John Kerrigan, University of Cambridge; Richard McCoy, CUNY; Sharon Achinstein, University of Oxford Within the period 1520–1740 this series discusses many kinds of writing, both within and outside the established canon. The volumes may employ different theoretical perspectives, but they share an historical awareness and an interest in seeing their texts in lively negotiation with their own and successive cultures. Titles include: Mary Floyd-Wilson and Garrett A Sullivan Jr (editors) ENVIRONMENT AND EMBODIMENT IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND Andrea Brady ENGLISH FUNERARY ELEGY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY Laws in Mourning Mark Thornton Burnett CONSTRUCTING ‘MONSTERS’ IN SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA AND EARLY MODERN CULTURE Jocelyn Catty WRITING RAPE, WRITING WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND Unbridled Speech Dermot Cavanagh LANGUAGE AND POLITICS IN THE SIXTEENTH-CENTURY HISTORY PLAY Danielle Clarke and Elizabeth Clarke (editors) ‘THIS DOUBLE VOICE’ Gendered Writing in Early Modern England Katharine A. Craik READING SENSATIONS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND James Daybell (editor) EARLY MODERN WOMEN’S LETTER-WRITING, 1450–1700 John Dolan POETIC OCCASION FROM MILTON TO WORDSWORTH Tobias Döring PERFORMANCES OF MOURNING IN SHAKESPEAREAN THEATRE AND EARLY MODERN CULTURE Sarah M. Dunnigan EROS AND POETRY ATTHE COURTS OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS AND JAMES VI Teresa Grant and Barbara Ravelhofer (editors) ENGLISH HISTORICAL DRAMA, 1500–1660 Forms Outside the Canon Andrew Hadfield SHAKESPEARE, SPENSER AND THE MATTER OF BRITAIN William M. Hamlin TRAGEDY AND SCEPTICISM IN SHAKESPEARE’S ENGLAND Elizabeth Heale AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND AUTHORSHIP IN RENAISSANCE VERSE Chronicles of the Self Constance Jordan and Karen Cunningham (editors) THE LAW IN SHAKESPEARE Claire Jowitt (editor) PIRATES? THE POLITICS OF PLUNDER, 1550–1650 Arthur F. Marotti (editor) CATHOLICISM AND ANTI-CATHOLICISM IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH TEXTS Jean-Christopher Mayer SHAKESPEARE’S HYBRID FAITH History, Religion and the Stage Jennifer Richards (editor) EARLY MODERN CIVIL DISCOURSES Marion Wynne-Davies WOMEN WRITERS AND FAMILIAL DISCOURSE IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE Relative Values The series Early Modern Literature in History is published in association with the Renaissance Texts Research Centre at the University of Reading. Early Modern Literature in History Series Standing Order ISBN 0–333–71472–5 (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England English Historical Drama, 1500–1660 Forms Outside the Canon Edited by Teresa Grant and Barbara Ravelhofer © Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Teresa Grant and Barbara Ravelhofer 2008 Individual chapters © contributors 2008 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP.

FAQs

What is the scope of English Historical Drama, 1500–1660?

The volume focuses on English historical drama in the period 1500–1660, with attention to writing practices both within and outside the established canon.

What editorial perspective frames the series “Early Modern Literature in History”?

The series emphasizes historical awareness and interest in how texts negotiate with their own cultures and successive ones, even when volumes use different theoretical perspectives.

Which types of chapter topics are included in the contents list?

Chapters address history plays from the Tudor and Elizabethan periods, Reformation drama in John Bale, Senecan influences, and specific case studies like Samuel Rowley’s play, along with stage representations such as the “Turk” convention.

Sep 20, 2026

Uploaded by Violet