Abstract
This article examines the self-assertion of Queen Elizabeth I in conjunction with analysis of the thematic and linguistic connections between The Entertainment at Kenilworth (1575), The Masque of Owls (1624), and The King's Entertainment at Welbeck (1633). The Queen's rejection of Leicester's neo-chivalric script is linked with a radical revision of traditional chivalry. Discussion of texts authored by Laneham and Gascoigne recording events at Kenilworth reveals a reimagining of chivalry in democratic terms; and the article shows how Ben Jonson co-opted this radical rethinking in his entertainments into a defence of country sports, and the rights of poet and patron.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 953-976 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | The Modern Language Review |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Oct 2014 |
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Lesley Mickel
- UHI Inverness - Programme Leader, Drama
- Literature
- Centre for Living Sustainability
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