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Author:

Rickard, Jane, author.

Title:

Writing the monarch in Jacobean England : Jonson, Donne, Shakespeare and the works of King James / Jane Rickard, University of Leeds.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 272 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
Kings and rulers in literature.
James--I,--King of England,--1566-1625--In literature.
Monarchy in literature.
Jonson, Ben,--1573?-1637--Political and social views.
Donne, John,--1572-1631--Political and social views.
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Political and social views.
Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I. James, Jonson and the Jacobean court. 'Best of kings' and 'best of poets'?" : James, Jonson and constructing the role of court poet -- The 'abortive and extemporal din' : James, Jonson and the discussion of state affairs -- Part II. James, Donne and the politics of religion in Jacobean England. 'A conversation with your subjects' : power, language and kingship in Donne's early Jacobean works -- 'We are in deed and in name too, men of orders' : Donne and the politics of preaching for the king -- Part III. James, Shakespeare and the Jacobean theatre. 'Let him but be testimonied in his own bringings-forth' : Shakespeare, James and constructing the king -- Coda : appropriating the royal word in the 1620s and beyond.

ISBN:

1107120667
9781107120662

OCLC:

(OCoLC)907948374

LCCN:

2015012656

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)