Representing France and the French in early modern English drama

Description:

This wide-ranging collection of essays, written by leading specialists, furnishes previously unpublished evidence of France's role and importance in the early modern English literary and dramatic fields. Its chapter-length introduction offers an up-to-date critical presentation of the issues involved: representation, cultural identity, the construction of otherness, Frenchness, and the social and cultural dynamics of theater. The essays in the five sections of the book continue the debate with a series of in-depth studies touching on important critical themes such as intertextuality; old and new historicisms; language, semiotics, and nationhood; imagined geographies; and stereotypes and social satire. The book will appeal to students and specialists of Renaissance literature, to scholars working on the construction of national identity and will be required reading for anyone interested in cultural exchange or comparative literature. Jean-Christophe Mayer is a senior research fellow at the French National Center for Scientific Research.

subjects: Knowledge,  English drama,  History and criticism,  Relations,  France,  British Foreign public opinion,  Public opinion,  In literature,  National characteristics, French, in literature,  History,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, knowledge and learning,  English drama, history and criticism, early modern and elizabethan, 1500-1600,  English drama, history and criticism, 17th century,  National characteristics, french,  National characteristics in literature,  Public opinion, great britain,  France, in literature,  Great britain, foreign relations, france,  France, foreign relations, great britain

People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Places: Great Britain,  France

Times: Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600,  17th century