The Disguised Ruler in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries - Hardback - 2012

In the early seventeenth century, the London stage often portrayed a ruler covertly spying on his subjects. Commonly dated to the arrival of James I, these plays are typically viewed as synchronic commentaries on the Jacobean regime. This title demonstrates that the disguised ruler motif actually evolved in the 1580s.
Year of publication: 2012
Pagination: 250 pages, includes 20 b&w illustrations
Format: Hardback
Serie: Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama