Stages of History

by Phyllis Rackin

Book Overview

Phyllis Rackin offers a fresh approach to Shakespeare's English history plays, rereading them in the context of a world where rapid cultural change transformed historical consciousness and gave the study of history a new urgency.

Rackin situates Shakespeare's English chronicles among multiple discourses, particularly the controversies surrounding the functions of poetry, theater, and history. She focuses on areas of contention in Renaissance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801496985
• ISBN13: 9780801496981
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"