Shakespeare's Festive History: Feasting, Festivity, Fasting, and Lent in the Second HenriadAshgate, 2003 - 204 pages Although the festive elements in Shakespeare's plays have been well-noted since the publication of Barber's Shakespeare's Festive Comedy, there has been a gap in the literature for a study on how aspects of festivity structure the entire four-play sequence of Shakespeare's Second Henriad. Here, the author details how Shakespeare creates historical characters who engineer their supremacy, shore up their popular support, and/or sustain their charisma through manipulation of festive elements, which are found throughout the tetralogy and rooted in the English cultural psyche. |
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Richard II and | 41 |
Hals Creation | 69 |
Festivity and Order | 103 |
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