The Resource Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare, Clare Asquith
Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare, Clare Asquith
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- Summary
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- Examines possible hidden code terms and double meanings in Shakespeare's plays, which the author maintains was the playwright's way of registering his dissent to the political situation in Elizabethan England
- "In sixteenth-century England many loyal subjects to the crown were asked to make a terrible choice: serve their monarch or their God. The schism between the Crown and the Catholic Church had widened from a theological dispute in the reign of Henry VIII to bitter political conflict under Elizabeth I. It was also the era of the greatest creative genius the world has ever known: William Shakespeare. How, then, was it possible that such a remarkable man born into such violently volatile times should apparently make no comment about the state of England in his work? He did. But it was hidden." "Clare Asquith traces the common code used covertly by dissident writers in the sixteenth century to discuss the tribulations of their time, and reveals that the acknowledged master of this forgotten art form was William Shakespeare. Constantly attacking and exposing a regime that he believed had seized illegal control of the country he loved, Shakespeare's work, seen from this new perspective, offers a revelatory insight into the politics and personalities of his era."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 348 pages
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Persecution, 1592-1594
- 6.
- Rage, 1594
- 7.
- Addressing the queen, 1595-1599
- 8.
- The Catholic resistance, 1599-1600
- 9.
- Appeal to the undecided, 1600
- 1.
- 10.
- Failure, 1601-1602
- 11.
- The king's man, 1603-1604
- 12.
- The powder keg, 1605-1606
- 13.
- The post-mortem, 1606-1608
- 14.
- The second hope, 1608-1616
- The silence of John Nobody
- 15.
- Silenced, 1610-1611
- 16.
- 'The lost man', 1611 and after
- App.
- Sonnet 152
- 2.
- Secret voices
- 3.
- The protectors
- 4.
- Reconciliation, 1588-1592
- Isbn
- 9781586483166
- Label
- Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare
- Title
- Shadowplay
- Title remainder
- the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare
- Statement of responsibility
- Clare Asquith
- Subject
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- Catholics -- England -- Intellectual life
- Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Historical drama, English -- History and criticism
- History
- Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century
- Catholics -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge | History
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Religion
- Political plays, English -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Examines possible hidden code terms and double meanings in Shakespeare's plays, which the author maintains was the playwright's way of registering his dissent to the political situation in Elizabethan England
- "In sixteenth-century England many loyal subjects to the crown were asked to make a terrible choice: serve their monarch or their God. The schism between the Crown and the Catholic Church had widened from a theological dispute in the reign of Henry VIII to bitter political conflict under Elizabeth I. It was also the era of the greatest creative genius the world has ever known: William Shakespeare. How, then, was it possible that such a remarkable man born into such violently volatile times should apparently make no comment about the state of England in his work? He did. But it was hidden." "Clare Asquith traces the common code used covertly by dissident writers in the sixteenth century to discuss the tribulations of their time, and reveals that the acknowledged master of this forgotten art form was William Shakespeare. Constantly attacking and exposing a regime that he believed had seized illegal control of the country he loved, Shakespeare's work, seen from this new perspective, offers a revelatory insight into the politics and personalities of his era."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Asquith, Clare
- Dewey number
- 822.3/3
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR3017
- LC item number
- .A75 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Literature and history
- Christianity and literature
- Historical drama, English
- Political plays, English
- Catholics
- Catholics
- Politics and literature
- Shakespeare, William
- Shakespeare, William
- Shakespeare, William
- Label
- Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare, Clare Asquith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-331) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Persecution, 1592-1594
- 6.
- Rage, 1594
- 7.
- Addressing the queen, 1595-1599
- 8.
- The Catholic resistance, 1599-1600
- 9.
- Appeal to the undecided, 1600
- 1.
- 10.
- Failure, 1601-1602
- 11.
- The king's man, 1603-1604
- 12.
- The powder keg, 1605-1606
- 13.
- The post-mortem, 1606-1608
- 14.
- The second hope, 1608-1616
- The silence of John Nobody
- 15.
- Silenced, 1610-1611
- 16.
- 'The lost man', 1611 and after
- App.
- Sonnet 152
- 2.
- Secret voices
- 3.
- The protectors
- 4.
- Reconciliation, 1588-1592
- Control code
- 57730798
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 348 pages
- Isbn
- 9781586483166
- Lccn
- 2005043160
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare, Clare Asquith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-331) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Persecution, 1592-1594
- 6.
- Rage, 1594
- 7.
- Addressing the queen, 1595-1599
- 8.
- The Catholic resistance, 1599-1600
- 9.
- Appeal to the undecided, 1600
- 1.
- 10.
- Failure, 1601-1602
- 11.
- The king's man, 1603-1604
- 12.
- The powder keg, 1605-1606
- 13.
- The post-mortem, 1606-1608
- 14.
- The second hope, 1608-1616
- The silence of John Nobody
- 15.
- Silenced, 1610-1611
- 16.
- 'The lost man', 1611 and after
- App.
- Sonnet 152
- 2.
- Secret voices
- 3.
- The protectors
- 4.
- Reconciliation, 1588-1592
- Control code
- 57730798
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 348 pages
- Isbn
- 9781586483166
- Lccn
- 2005043160
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Catholics -- England -- Intellectual life
- Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Historical drama, English -- History and criticism
- History
- Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century
- Catholics -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge | History
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Religion
- Political plays, English -- History and criticism
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