The rise of the masque at the Jacobean court signifies which broader shift in the relationship between…
The court masque uses allegory, music, dance and elaborate visual spectacle to celebrate royal authority and aristocratic order. Its close connection with court patronage…
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The rise of the masque at the Jacobean court signifies which broader shift in the relationship between drama and power ?
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The court masque uses allegory, music, dance and elaborate visual spectacle to celebrate royal authority and aristocratic order. Its close connection with court patronage distinguishes it from a movement toward wholly commercial public theatre.
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