Renaissance Histories: Shakespeare and the History Play (UK)
University of Central Lancashire (Penrith Campus)
19th-20th July 2002
Keynote Speakers: Barbara Hodgdon, Peter Holland, Tom Healy, Carol
Chillington Rutter
This two day conference invites fresh perspectives on the history plays of
Shakespeare and his contemporaries. We have three principal aims:
1. To explore the historical, geographical and mythological representation
of Britain and other cultures in the historical drama of the period and its
subsequent performances; this will include a re-examination of the politics
of writing and performing English history in the period.
2. To examine the hybrid and experimental nature of the early modern history
play; a special section of the conference will be devoted to plays which
test the generic boundaries of the history play, such as King Lear,
Cymbeline and Macbeth.
3. To explore the performance history of early modern history plays from the
16th century to the 21st century; and to explore new paradigms for the study
of history in performance.
We welcome submissions on these issues and on any issues arising from the
history plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. To propose a paper,
please send a 300 word abstract to Stuart Hampton-Reeves, Department of
Cultural Studies, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, UK or
email shampton-reeves@uclan.ac.uk. The deadline for proposals is January
15th 2002. Conference Organisers: Stuart Hampton-Reeves, Dermot Cavanagh,
Steve Longstaffe.
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