A study of the seventeenth century masque

[摘要] Part I.Introduction - The Masque as a literary species - its composition and decline Part II.The Masque previousto the, Seventeenth Century - its origin - its development under the Tudors Part III.The Masque in ·the Seventh Century.The Entertainment- TheMasque Proper.Ben Jonson – his Entertainments and Masques.Introduction of the Antimasque – its development. His use of satire. His moral anddidactic aim. His lyrics. His learning Critical appreciation as a Masque writer. Other writers of Masques - Daniel – Campion-Chapman - Beaumont – Browne The Writers ofthe decadence - Shirley – Carew – Milton – Davenant. The decay or the Masque as a separate species

[发布机构] University:University of Birmingham;Department:School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies, Department of English Literature

[关键词] P Language and Literature;PN Literature (General);PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater