Igla babe Gerton: tjudorovsko društvo u ogledalu engleske renesansne komedije
Gammer Gurton’s Needle: the Tudor Society in the mirror of English Renaissance Comedy

Summary/Abstract: The rule of the Tudors is regarded as the most significant period in British culture and civilization, when a lot of important and positive political and economical changes occurred. However, it is interesting that in some literary works in this period, apart from the image of common prosperity and well-being, some unfavourable circumstances in the society can be traced. For example, in the comedy Gammer Gurton’s Needle, apart from comic elements, we can find in the subtext the criticizing of social inequalities and the maltreatment of servants. The aim of this paper is to analyse the attitude of the author of this comedy towards certain social issues in England in the 16th century, by relying on the theoretical views of new historicism (Steven Greenblatt) and cultural materialism.

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