Sovereigns and Subjects in Early Modern Neo-Senecan Drama

Taylor & Francis

In this book, Daniel Cadman examines the development of neo-Senecan drama, also known as \u2019closet drama\u2019, during the years 1590-1613. In analyzing how these plays illuminate various aspects of early modern political culture, the book addresses gaps in the scholarship of early modern drama and explores new contexts in relation to more familiar writers, as well as extending the critical debate to include hitherto neglected authors. > Sovereigns and Subjects in Early Modern Neo-Senecan Drama examines the development of neo-Senecan drama, also known as \u2019closet drama\u2019, during the years 1590-1613. It is the first book-length study since 1924 to consider these plays - the dramatic works of Mary Sidney, Samuel Daniel, Samuel Brandon, Fulke Greville, Sir William Alexander, and Elizabeth Cary, along with the Roman tragedies of Ben Jonson and Thomas Kyd - as a coherent group.\nDaniel Cadman suggests these works interrogate the relations between sovereigns and subjects durin