Staging favorites : theatrical representations of political favoritism in the early modern courts of Spain, France, and England /

Staging Favorites explores theatrical representations of royal favorites in Spanish, French and English dramatic production during the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. During this time, the courts of Spain, France and England were dominated by all-powerful ministers who enjoyed royal favor....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gómez Martos, Francisco (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
Series:Routledge studies in Renaissance and early modern worlds of knowledge.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Dramas on favorites: history and theory
  • Favorites in Spanish drama: La paciencia en la fortuna
  • Favorites in French drama: Le favori, ou la coquette
  • Favorites in English drama: Sejanus his fall
  • Conclusion.