John bale peter happe ed (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. John Bale (1495-1563) was an English bishop and writer, his plays explore the theological and political implications of the English Reformation and offers a Protestant counterblast to the English mystery cycles. This volume covers but one play, his most famous, 'King Johan' - a history of King John, amongst the first history play written in English, and a direct inspiration for Shakespeare's play 'King John'. The text of the play is printed with the original spellings, and takes the form of dialogue between John and various anthropomorphic characterisations of 'England', 'Sedicyon' (Sedition), ' Cyvylle Order' (Civil Order), and more. A great resource for studying Tudor England and the histo.…