The Performing Heir in Jonson's Jacobean Masques

Graham examines the masques Ben Jonson wrote for performance by Prince Henry and, after Henry's death, by Charles. One of the messages encoded in these masques is the voluntary subservience of the future monarch to the reigning monarch.

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Published inStudies in English literature, 1500-1900 Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 381 - 398
Main Author Graham, Jean E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Rice University 01.04.2001
Johns Hopkins University Press
Subjects
Bennett, Alan
British & Irish literature
Children
Drama
English literature
Fathers
Heirs
Jacobean era
Jonson, Ben (1573-1637)
Kings
Literary criticism
Love
Masques
Obedience
Princes
Royalty
Sons
United Kingdom > UK
England
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Summary:Graham examines the masques Ben Jonson wrote for performance by Prince Henry and, after Henry's death, by Charles. One of the messages encoded in these masques is the voluntary subservience of the future monarch to the reigning monarch.
ISSN:0039-3657
1522-9270
1522-9270
DOI:10.1353/sel.2001.0017