HAMLET'S MOMENT: Drama and Political Knowledge in Early Modern England

Print length: 340 pages
Language: English
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: 5 April 2018

Name: HAMLET&#x27;S MOMENT: Drama and Political Knowledge in Early Modern England
SKU: 9780198822264
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SKU: 9780198822264

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Explore the pivotal shift in early modern English drama and politics with ‘Hamlet’s Moment: Drama and Political Knowledge in Early Modern England’. This compelling book reveals how plays transformed from depicting open conflict to examining diplomacy, court policy, and the complexities of political careers. Discover how playwrights like Shakespeare and Jonson infused their works with Machiavellian analysis, turning political knowledge into cultural capital for a wider audience. ‘Hamlet’s Moment’ argues that the public stage, by staging intelligence and sophisticated political discourse, fostered the very political competence that led to the rise of the modern public sphere. A must-read for fans of Shakespeare, political history, and theatre studies.

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