The Court Masque

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Cambridge University Press, 12 mar 2015 - 474 pagine
Originally published in 1927, this book provides a detailed history of the English court masque from its origins until the reign of Charles II. The text is illustrated with drawings of masque costumes and set designs, and Welsford discusses the influence that masque had on later drama and the significance that the revels had at the time. The book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British theatre history and court masque.
 

Sommario

The Origin of the Masque
3
the rise of
19
the literary
41
The Renaissance
81
The Jacobean Masque
168
The Caroline Masque
217
The Influence of Poetry on the Masque
247
The Masque Transmuted
324
Mumming
353
Misrule
376
Hymen
397
Index
409
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