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Remembering, Replaying, and Rereading Henry VIII

Remembering, Replaying, and Rereading Henry VIII

Igor Djordjevic

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2024
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Estudios literarios: obras de teatro y dramaturgos
ISBN:
9781032866260

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It traces the evolution of the memory of Henry VIII in the century after his death, studying on Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline literary and dramatic texts down to Cromwell’s Protectorate. Tracing the ways in which Henry VIII was remembered in the period reveals a dominant approach to reading history

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