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The Sultan Speaks : Dialogue in English Plays and Histories about the Ottoman Turks /

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The first study of English historical plays about the Turks, using works in Greek, Arabic, and Turkish. Drawing on Bakhtin's concept of the dialogic, McJannet shows that instead of adverse authorial commentary playwrights such as Marlowe and Fulke Greville use dialogue and commentary to enhance...

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Main Author: McJannet, Linda (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
European History.
European Literature.
Modern History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
European literature.
History, Modern.
Literature, Modern.
Theater.
Europe > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The first study of English historical plays about the Turks, using works in Greek, Arabic, and Turkish. Drawing on Bakhtin's concept of the dialogic, McJannet shows that instead of adverse authorial commentary playwrights such as Marlowe and Fulke Greville use dialogue and commentary to enhance the sultan's stature and mitigate his negative acts.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
ISBN:9780230601499
DOI:10.1057/9780230601499