{"product_id":"mock-kings-in-medieval-society-sandra-billington-9780198119678","title":"Mock Kings in Medieval Society and Renaissance Drama","description":"King-led outlaw defiance, riotous lords of misrule, proud midsummer mock kings, and stately Inns-of-Court princes--in diverse ways all were reflections of the dominant social order from the medieval to early Stuart periods and, as this new book makes clear, all influenced the writings of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Billington considers kingship in the light of contemporary accounts of elected kings in outlaw and rebel groups, and compares them with the phenomenon of festive mock kings. The result is a complex picture of interrelation between festive and more serious opposition to the dominant order, as well as the discovery of a midsummer mock-king play tradition. She then looks at the professional theater of the period, demonstrating that mock-king patterns form the structure of many scripted plays, and highlighting Shakespeare's genius in transforming such inherited structures into complex works of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Billington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198119674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198119678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarendon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Sandra Billington","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419007860991,"sku":"9780198119678","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79a38063-7219-4352-9150-b8c4300b82dc.jpg?v=1761508884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mock-kings-in-medieval-society-sandra-billington-9780198119678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}