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- catalog abstract "A time of great changes after nearly a century of foreign wars and civil strife, the Tudor era witnessed a significant transformation of dramatic art. Medieval traditions were modified by the forces of humanism and the Reformation, and a renewed interest in classical models inspired experimentation. Howard B. Norland examines Tudor plays performed between 1485 and 1558, a time when drama reached beyond local, popular, and religious contexts to treat more varied and more secular concerns, culminating in the emergence of comedy and tragedy as major genres. The theater also imported dramas from the Continent, adapting them to English tastes. After establishing the popular dramatic traditions of fifteenth-century Britain, Norland discusses the critical interpretation of the Latin plays of Terence studied in the schools and the views of influential authors such as Erasmus, Vives, and More about what drama should be and do. The heart of the book is its in-depth analyses of individual plays. Norland examines the secularization of the morality play in Skelton's Magnificence, Bale's King John, Respublica, and Redford's Wit and Science and he traces the changes in comic form from Medwall's Fulgens and Lucres through Calisto and Melebea and Johan Johan to Udall's Roister Doister and Gammer Gurton's Needle. The final section examines the first tragedies written in England: Watson's Absolom, Christopherson's Jephthah, and Grimald's Archipropheta.".
- catalog contributor b7808510.
- catalog coverage "England Civilization 16th century.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "A time of great changes after nearly a century of foreign wars and civil strife, the Tudor era witnessed a significant transformation of dramatic art. Medieval traditions were modified by the forces of humanism and the Reformation, and a renewed interest in classical models inspired experimentation. Howard B. Norland examines Tudor plays performed between 1485 and 1558, a time when drama reached beyond local, popular, and religious contexts to treat more varied and more secular concerns, culminating in the emergence of comedy and tragedy as major genres. The theater also imported dramas from the Continent, adapting them to English tastes. After establishing the popular dramatic traditions of fifteenth-century Britain, Norland discusses the critical interpretation of the Latin plays of Terence studied in the schools and the views of influential authors such as Erasmus, Vives, and More about what drama should be and do. The heart of the book is its in-depth analyses of individual plays. Norland examines the secularization of the morality play in Skelton's Magnificence, Bale's King John, Respublica, and Redford's Wit and Science and he traces the changes in comic form from Medwall's Fulgens and Lucres through Calisto and Melebea and Johan Johan to Udall's Roister Doister and Gammer Gurton's Needle. The final section examines the first tragedies written in England: Watson's Absolom, Christopherson's Jephthah, and Grimald's Archipropheta.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-381) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Popular dramatic traditions : The saints' plays -- The civic drama -- The morality play before the Reformation -- Folk drama. pt. 2. Contemporary views of drama : The Terentian commentaries -- Erasmus -- Vives -- More -- Attitudes of reformers and humanists. pt. 3. The secularization of the morality : The prodigal plays -- Redford's Wit and science -- Skelton's Magnificence -- Bale's King John -- Respublica -- Lindsay's Satire of the three estates. pt. 4. The development of comedy : Medwall's Fulgens and Lucres -- Calisto and Melebea -- Johan Johan -- Udall's Roister Doister -- Gammer Gurton's needle. pt. 5. The emergence of tragedy : Watson's Absalom -- Christopherson's Jephthah -- Grimald's Archipropheta.".
- catalog extent "xxix, 394 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Drama in early Tudor Britain, 1485-1558.".
- catalog identifier "080323337X (cl : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Drama in early Tudor Britain, 1485-1558.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog relation "Drama in early Tudor Britain, 1485-1558.".
- catalog spatial "England Civilization 16th century.".
- catalog subject "822/.209 20".
- catalog subject "English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English drama Middle English, 1100-1500 History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English drama To 1500 History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PR646 .N67 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Popular dramatic traditions : The saints' plays -- The civic drama -- The morality play before the Reformation -- Folk drama. pt. 2. Contemporary views of drama : The Terentian commentaries -- Erasmus -- Vives -- More -- Attitudes of reformers and humanists. pt. 3. The secularization of the morality : The prodigal plays -- Redford's Wit and science -- Skelton's Magnificence -- Bale's King John -- Respublica -- Lindsay's Satire of the three estates. pt. 4. The development of comedy : Medwall's Fulgens and Lucres -- Calisto and Melebea -- Johan Johan -- Udall's Roister Doister -- Gammer Gurton's needle. pt. 5. The emergence of tragedy : Watson's Absalom -- Christopherson's Jephthah -- Grimald's Archipropheta.".
- catalog title "Drama in early Tudor Britain, 1485-1558 / Howard B. Norland.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".