Early Modern Drama and the Theatre of War
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Early modern drama
Early modern war and warfare
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gender
militarism
military studies
Shakespeare
Simon Barker
social unrest
twentieth-century warfare
war studies
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- ISBN 9781526184344
- Weight: 515g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Oct 2025
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume explores the disruptive effects of militarism, war and social unrest in early modern drama. Engaging with Simon Barker’s seminal work on dramatic representations of war and militarism, contributors highlight what often lies hidden beneath the surface of martial narratives, treating them as formative interventions in contemporary discourses, whether in justifying war, excluding dissident voices or shaping cultural identities. Discussions include new examinations of militarism, the figure of the soldier and early modern theories of war in Shakespearean tragedy, history and comedy, alongside antimasque and dramatic satire by lesser-known playwrights. The essays investigate how ideas of war underpin emerging concepts of gender, leadership, marriage and the family, as well as the continuing mobilisation of Shakespearean drama in the context of modern armed conflict.
Bronwen Price was a Principal Lecturer of English Literature at the University of Portsmouth until 2020. She is now an independent researcher and guest member of ERIBIA, Caen University
Hilary Hinds is Professor of Literary Culture in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Lancaster University
