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- catalog abstract "In Renaissance drama, the bastard is an extraordinarily powerful and disruptive figure. We have only to think of Caliban or of Edmund to realise the challenge presented by the illegitimate child. Drawing on a wide range of play texts, Alison Findlay shows how illegitimacy encoded and threatened to deconstruct some of the basic tenets of patriarchal rule. She considers bastards as indicators and instigators of crisis in early modern England, reading them in relation to witchcraft, spiritual insecurities and social unrest in family and State. The characters discussed range from demi-devils, unnatural villains and clowns to outstandingly heroic or virtuous types who challenge officially sanctioned ideas of illegitimacy. The final chapter of the book considers bastards in performance; their relationship with theatre spaces and audiences. Illegitimate voices, Findlay argues, can bring about the death of the author/father and open the text as a piece of theatre, challenging accepted notions of authority.".
- catalog contributor b7835402.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "1. 'A great kindred in the kingdome': Illegitimacy in Renaissance England -- 2. Bastardy and evil -- 3. Unnatural children -- 4. Natural children -- 5. Heroic bastards -- 6. Bastards and theatre -- Appendix: Plays with bastard characters, 1588-1652.".
- catalog description "In Renaissance drama, the bastard is an extraordinarily powerful and disruptive figure. We have only to think of Caliban or of Edmund to realise the challenge presented by the illegitimate child. Drawing on a wide range of play texts, Alison Findlay shows how illegitimacy encoded and threatened to deconstruct some of the basic tenets of patriarchal rule. She considers bastards as indicators and instigators of crisis in early modern England, reading them in relation to witchcraft, spiritual insecurities and social unrest in family and State.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-275) and index.".
- catalog description "The characters discussed range from demi-devils, unnatural villains and clowns to outstandingly heroic or virtuous types who challenge officially sanctioned ideas of illegitimacy. The final chapter of the book considers bastards in performance; their relationship with theatre spaces and audiences. Illegitimate voices, Findlay argues, can bring about the death of the author/father and open the text as a piece of theatre, challenging accepted notions of authority.".
- catalog extent "282 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Illegitimate power.".
- catalog identifier "0719039916".
- catalog isFormatOf "Illegitimate power.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York, NY, USA : Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog relation "Illegitimate power.".
- catalog spatial "England.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "822/.309355 20".
- catalog subject "Authority in literature.".
- catalog subject "Domestic drama, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English drama 17th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Fathers and sons in literature.".
- catalog subject "Illegitimacy in literature.".
- catalog subject "Inheritance and succession in literature.".
- catalog subject "Kings and rulers in literature.".
- catalog subject "Monarchy in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR658.I43 F56 1994".
- catalog subject "Patriarchy in literature.".
- catalog subject "Political plays, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Politics and literature Great Britain History 16th century.".
- catalog subject "Politics and literature Great Britain History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Politics and literature Great Britain History.".
- catalog subject "Power (Social sciences) in literature.".
- catalog subject "Renaissance England.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Characters Illegitimate children.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Knowledge Illegitimacy.".
- catalog subject "Social problems in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. 'A great kindred in the kingdome': Illegitimacy in Renaissance England -- 2. Bastardy and evil -- 3. Unnatural children -- 4. Natural children -- 5. Heroic bastards -- 6. Bastards and theatre -- Appendix: Plays with bastard characters, 1588-1652.".
- catalog title "Illegitimate power : bastards in Renaissance drama / Alison Findlay.".
- catalog type "text".