Shakespeare's Festive History: Feasting, Festivity, Fasting and Lent in the Second Henriad

By David Ruiter

Title first published in 2003. The author of this study explores 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138710857
• ISBN13: 9781138710856
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Routledge