The Queen's Dumbshows: John Lydgate and the Making of Early Theater

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The Queen’s Dumbshows THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES Ruth Mazo Karras, Series Editor Edward Peters, Founding Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. The Queen’s Dumbshows John Lydgate and the Making of Early Theater Claire Sponsler university of pennsylvania press philadelphia Copyright © 2014 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sponsler, Claire. The queen’s dumbshows : John Lydgate and the making of early theater / Claire Sponsler. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Middle Ages series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4595-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Lydgate, John, 1370?–1451?—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Theater—England—History—Medieval, 500–1500. 3. English drama—To 1500—History and criticism. 4. English literature—Middle English, 1100–1500— History and criticism. I. Title. II. Series: Middle Ages series. PR2037.S73 2014 821’.2—dc23 2013038739 ...