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03343aam a2200337 i 4500 001 82EC0D78843211E9BFD8092C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190601010008 008 180430t20182018nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018019816 020 $a 1568588127 020 $a 9781568588124 035 $a (OCoLC)1005586205 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d IAD $d YDX $d OCLCO $d YUS $d UKMGB $d OCP $d WLU $d ZQP $d CWF $d RIU $d VKC $d JTD $d OCLCQ $d MUU $d MNU $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a Asquith, Clare. 245 10 $a Shakespeare and the resistance : $b the Earl of Southampton, the Essex Rebellion, and the poems that challenged Tudor tyranny / $c Clare Asquith. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b PublicAffairs, $c 2018. 300 $a xvi, 256 pages ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "A brilliant and provocative 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The prisoner -- Suicide or murder? -- A problem poem -- Rape -- The poetry war -- Lucrece: the act -- Lucrece: the aftermath -- The guardian -- Rallying the opposition: Venus and Adonis -- The destruction of the Earl of Essex. 600 10 $a Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616 $x Political and social views. 650 0 $a Politics and literature $z Great Britain $x History $y 16th century. 650 0 $a Political poetry, English $x History and criticism. 941 $a 3 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012015630.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317031213.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20190601010046.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=82EC0D78843211E9BFD8092C97128E48 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search