Anthony Munday and civic culture; theatre, history and power in early modern London, 1580-1633.0719063825 Anthony Munday Anthony Munday (or Monday) (1560?–August 10, 1633), was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer. The chief interest in Munday for the modern reader lies in his collaboration with Shakespeare and others on the play Sir Thomas More and civic culture; theatre, history and power in early modern London, 1580-1633. Hill, Tracey. Manchester U. Pr. 2004 216 pages $69.95 Hardcover PR2719 Hill (English, Bath Spa University History The institution can trace its roots back to 1898. It was formed as Bath College of Higher Education by the merger of two colleges in 1975. In 1992, the college was granted its own degree-awarding powers and in 1999 adopted the name College, UK) presents a thorough recounting of the many writings of this contemporary of Shakespeare, who began as an itinerant playwright and general polemicist po·lem·i·cist also po·lem·ist n. A person skilled or involved in polemics. polemicist, polemist a skilled debater in speech or writing. — polemical, adj. , but became a pageant writer for the city of London. Munday's involvement with the political and cultural world of London is discussed in detail, making this a useful text for scholars of early modern English Early Modern English refers to the stage of the English language used from about the end of the Middle English period (the latter half of the 15th century) to 1650. Thus, the first edition of the King James Bible and the works of William Shakespeare both belong to the late phase literature and history. Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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