The Theory of the King's Two Bodies in the Age of ShakespeareE. Mellen Press, 2000 - 319 pagina's Critiques recent representations of the Renaissance, particularly those presented in new historical and cultural materialist criticism. Examines the function of the late medieval/early modern opposition in recent historical interpretations of Renaissance texts, concluding that the new historicists do not succeed in acknowledging the otherness of the Renaissance. Explores Shakespeare's versions of the dialectic between the king's body natural and body politic, and addresses the issue of historical change. Rolls received a Phd from the National University Ireland, Galway, in 1998. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR |
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The Dialectic between the Bodies Natural and Politic | 53 |
Richard IIs Anamorphic State | 97 |
Metamorphosing Bodies in A Midsummer Nights Dream | 149 |
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