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Staging History unites essays by nine specialists in the field of late medieval and early Renaissance drama. Their focus is on English, Dutch and Humanist German drama, as well as on a modern Swiss adaptation of Shakespeareâs Henry V. Featuring prominently in this book are plays by, among others, John Bale, Jacob Schoepper, Johannes Agricola and Jacob Duym. Special attention is also paid to the Croxton Play of the Sacrament and the Dutch abele spelen.
So far this topic has not received wide attention within the world of medieval and early Renaissance studies. This exploration aims at arousing more interest in this field by scholars working on European drama from the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance.
So far this topic has not received wide attention within the world of medieval and early Renaissance studies. This exploration aims at arousing more interest in this field by scholars working on European drama from the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance.
Peter Happé, Ph.D. London University (1966) is retired Principal of Barton Peveril Sixth Form College. Among his many books, editions and articles are, most prominently, an edition of the complete plays of John Bale.
Wim Hüsken, doctorate University of Nijmegen (1987), taught at the universities of Nijmegen, Melbourne, Cambridge, Hull and Auckland. In 2005 he completed a two volume edition of the complete plays of Cornelis Everaert (c. 1480-1556).
Wim Hüsken, doctorate University of Nijmegen (1987), taught at the universities of Nijmegen, Melbourne, Cambridge, Hull and Auckland. In 2005 he completed a two volume edition of the complete plays of Cornelis Everaert (c. 1480-1556).
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
ââPeter Happé and Wim Hüsken
1âFrom Mrs Noahâs âRokâ to Absalomâs âKultourâ
âThe Trail of the Spinning Woman and the Great Rising of 1381
ââHeather Hill
2âLaying with the Past
âHistory in the Croxton Play of the Sacrament and King Johan
ââThomas Betteridge
3âHistorical Elements in Baleâs Plays
ââPeter Happé
4âHistory in the Long Shadow of Allegory
âRevisiting the Morality Heritag
ââRichard Hillman
5âMirror, Mirror on the Wall ⦠History in Late Medieval Drama from the Low Countries
ââWim Hüsken
6ââAn Easy Commerce of the Old and Newâ
âRhetoricians and the Use of the Past
ââElsa Strietman
7âStaging Reformation as History â Three Exemplary Cases
âAgricola, Hartmann, Kielmann
ââCora Dietl
8âDramatising History in Schoepperâs Ioannes Decollatus and Grimaldâs Archipropheta
ââMike Pincombe
9âHelvetic Henry? AÂ Swiss Adaptation of Henry V, or Something Near Enough
ââElisabeth Dutton
Index
Introduction
ââPeter Happé and Wim Hüsken
1âFrom Mrs Noahâs âRokâ to Absalomâs âKultourâ
âThe Trail of the Spinning Woman and the Great Rising of 1381
ââHeather Hill
2âLaying with the Past
âHistory in the Croxton Play of the Sacrament and King Johan
ââThomas Betteridge
3âHistorical Elements in Baleâs Plays
ââPeter Happé
4âHistory in the Long Shadow of Allegory
âRevisiting the Morality Heritag
ââRichard Hillman
5âMirror, Mirror on the Wall ⦠History in Late Medieval Drama from the Low Countries
ââWim Hüsken
6ââAn Easy Commerce of the Old and Newâ
âRhetoricians and the Use of the Past
ââElsa Strietman
7âStaging Reformation as History â Three Exemplary Cases
âAgricola, Hartmann, Kielmann
ââCora Dietl
8âDramatising History in Schoepperâs Ioannes Decollatus and Grimaldâs Archipropheta
ââMike Pincombe
9âHelvetic Henry? AÂ Swiss Adaptation of Henry V, or Something Near Enough
ââElisabeth Dutton
Index
Students of late medieval and early Renaissance studies, interested in English, Dutch and Humanist drama, as well as academics in this field of study and university libraries.