Bottom, thou art translated. Political allegory in A midsummer night's dream and related literature
Print Book, English, 1973
[Keizersgracht 302-304] Rodopi, Amsterdam, 1973
Criticism, interpretation, etc
255 pages 23 cm
671357
Introduction: Political allegory in the age of Elizabeth
The importance of succession to the crown in the sixteenth century England and the role played in it by the Duke of Alençon
The Duke of Alençon and Edmund Spenser
Devices similar to those in A midsummer night's dream found in pre-Shakespearean drama
The allegorical roles of Alençon and Queen Elizabeth in A midsummer night's dream
The succession to the throne, 1594-1595
The prototypes of Bottom and his crew
The actors in the original roles of A midsummer night's dream