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Illegitimacy and the National Family in Early Modern England

Helen Vella Bonavita
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      This study considers the figure of the bastard in the context of analogies of the family and the state in early modern England. The trope of illegitimacy, more than being simply a narrative or character-driven issue, is a vital component in the evolving construction and representation of British national identity in prose and drama of the sixteenth and early seventeenth century. Through close reading of a range of plays and prose texts, the book offers readers new insight into the semiotics of bastardy and concepts of national identity in early modern England, and reflects on contemporary issues of citizenship and identity. The author examines play texts of the period including Bale's King Johan, Peele's The Troublesome Reign of John, and Shakespeare's King John, Richard II, and King Lear in the context of a selection of legal, religious, and polemical texts. In so doing, she illuminates the extent to which the figure of the bastard and, more generally the trope of illegitimacy, existed as a distinct discourse within the wider discursive framework of family and nation.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Helen Vella Bonavita EAN: 9780367878979 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 380 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-12-12 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 16th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      c 1500 onwards to present day, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, History and Archaeology

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      Helen Vella Bonavita is Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University, Australia.
      This study considers the figure of the bastard in the context of analogies of the family and the state in early modern England. The trope of illegitimacy, more than being simply a narrative or character-driven issue, is a vital component in the evolving construction and representation of British national identity in prose and drama of the sixteenth and early seventeenth century. Through close reading of a range of plays and prose texts, the book offers readers new insight into the semiotics of bastardy and concepts of national identity in early modern England, and reflects on contemporary issues of citizenship and identity. The author examines play texts of the period including Bale's King Johan, Peele's The Troublesome Reign of John, and Shakespeare's King John, Richard II, and King Lear in the context of a selection of legal, religious, and polemical texts. In so doing, she illuminates the extent to which the figure of the bastard and, more generally the trope of illegitimacy, existed as a distinct discourse within the wider discursive framework of family and nation.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Helen Vella Bonavita EAN: 9780367878979 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 380 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-12-12 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 16th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      c 1500 onwards to present day, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, History and Archaeology

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      Helen Vella Bonavita is Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University, Australia.

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