АLLEGORIC IMAGERY IN ENGLISH EARLY TUDOR DRAMA
АLLEGORIC IMAGERY IN ENGLISH EARLY TUDOR DRAMA
Author(s): Olena LilovaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: allegory;classical heritage;early Tudor drama;legitimacy of power,Renaissance;Tudor dynasty
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the role and content of allegorism in the plays of early Tudor dramatists (John Skelton, John Heywood and Nicholas Udall). In the English drama of the first half of the 16th c., allegorical characters are mainly correlated with the ethical canons of Christianity, though reference to the cultural heritage of classical antiquity is made evident in them, too. What distinguishes allegoric characters in early Tudor plays from medieval allegory is their reference to topical subjects.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 25/2019
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 9-13
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English