"Staging "a Queene opprest
William Habington's Exploration of the Politics of Queenship on the Caroline Stage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4550626 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Bailey (0000-0002-7153-5307, corresponding author), Rebecca A Bailey |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-214 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tj.2013.0051 |
| OpenAlex | W2082826572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This essay deepens our growing understanding of Caroline theatre as a vibrant space that boldly engaged with contemporary issues. As England lurched toward civil war, there was growing unease within the Protestant establishment at the apparent success of Queen Henrietta Maria's Counter-Reformation ambitions. During this period, competing ideals of queenly conduct were performed on both the elite and commercial stages. William Habington's The Queen of Aragon (licensed and published in 1640) exposed the dilemma of a virtuous queen chastised by her people for seeking foreign support to quell insurrection. Notably, Henrietta Maria was criticized in precisely these terms during the Scottish crisis of 1638-40. Habington, a respected figure in the recusant community who enjoyed the patronage of both Henrietta Maria and the godly Earl of Pembroke, offered a surprising alternative to such political isolation. Through a brilliant revision of fashionable Neoplatonic drama, he successfully transformed the troubling image of "a Queene opprest" into a paradigm of queenly enlightenment
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Counter-Reformation · Drama · Elite · Enlightenment · Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor · Literature · Performance art · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Queen (butterfly · Spanish Civil War · Theology · Tragedy (event · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Philosophy · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |