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Asquith, Clare.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Poetic works.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Venus and Adonis.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Rape of Lucrece.
Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
Political poetry, English -- History and criticism.
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Asquith, Clare.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Poetic works.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Venus and Adonis.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Rape of Lucrece.
Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
Political poetry, English -- History and criticism.
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Shakespeare
and the resistance : the Earl of Southampton, the Essex Rebellion, and the poems that challenged Tudor tyranny / Clare Asquith.
by
Asquith, Clare.
PublicAffairs, 2018.
Call #:
821.3 A843s
Subjects
Shakespeare
,
William
,
1564-1616
-- Political and social views.
Shakespeare
,
William
,
1564-1616
-- Poetic works.
Shakespeare
,
William
,
1564-1616
. Venus and Adonis.
Shakespeare
,
William
,
1564-1616
.
Rape
of
Lucrece
.
Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
Political poetry, English -- History and criticism.
ISBN:
9781568588124 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xvi, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A reinterpretation of
Shakespeare
's largely forgotten epic poems, and the political controversy they incited. As the year 1600 approached, unrest was stirring in post-Reformation England. The people pitted themselves against Queen Elizabeth, questioning the monarchy and exploring republicanism. Amidst this tension,
William
Shakespeare
published a pair of epic poems dedicated to his patron, the Earl of Southampton, which would quickly become bestsellers: Venus of Adonis in 1593 and The
Rape
of
Lucrece
one year later. Although wildly popular during
Shakespeare
's lifetime, both works are rarely studied today. To modern readers, the epics are meandering, dense, and seemingly uneventful. But in her engaging new book, leading Shakespearean scholar Clare Asquith reveals the provocative political message that would have been obvious and compelling to
Shakespeare
's contemporaneous readers: Just as
Lucrece
had been degraded, England had been violated by a turbulent and tyrannical monarchy. Henry VIII and his successors had stolen the property and possessions of the English people and their religious institutions--making away with 25,000 square miles of land and countless priceless pieces of art, jewelry, books, and more. At the heart of this cultural upheaval, Venus and Adonis and The
Rape
of
Lucrece
gave England's restless and disenfranchised populous exactly what it was looking for: an authoritative historical analysis that justified--and even urged--direct action against the Tudors. A fascinating narrative history rooted in original scholarship and groundbreaking interpretations,
Shakespeare
and the Resistance is the definitive account of
Shakespeare
's political poems and the dramatic reactions they incited"--From publisher.
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