Shakespeare and the Royal Actor
Author | : Sally Barnden |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2024-02-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198894971 |
ISBN-13 | : 019889497X |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Royal Actor written by Sally Barnden and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the extent to which members of the royal family have appropriated the creative legacy of Shakespeare, from the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, in order to shore up royal and national ideologies and to assert the legitimacy of the monarchy.