John Fletcher's Rome

Questioning the Classics

Domenico Lovascio

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English

Manchester University Press
15 March 2022

Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Series: Revels Plays Companion Library

John Fletcher's Rome is the first book to explore John Fletcher's engagement with classical antiquity.

Examines Fletcher's Roman plays and identifies disorientation as the unifying principle of his portrayal of imperial Rome. The book sheds new light on his intellectual life by arguing that his dramatisation of Rome exudes a sense of scepticism over the authority of Roman models resulting from his irreverent approach to the classics.

Like Shakespeare and Jonson, Fletcher wrote, alone or in collaboration, a number of Roman plays: Bonduca, Valentinian, The False One and The Prophetess. Unlike Shakespeare's or Jonson's, however, Fletcher's Roman plays have seldom been the subject of critical discussion.

Domenico Lovascio's ground-breaking study examines these plays as a group for the first time, thus identifying disorientation as the unifying principle of Fletcher's portrayal of imperial Rome. John Fletcher's Rome argues that Fletcher's dramatisation of ancient Rome exudes a sense of detachment and scepticism as to the authority of Roman models resulting from his irreverent approach to the classics. The book sheds new light on Fletcher's intellectual life, his vision of history, and the interconnections between these plays and the rest of his canon.

By: Domenico Lovascio
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 417g
ISBN: 9781526157386
ISBN 10: 1526157381
Series: Revels Plays Companion Library
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 15 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: The Roman plays in the Fletcher canon 1 ‘Take your Lily / And get your part ready’: Fletcher and the classics 2 ‘I am no Roman, / Nor what I am do I know’: Fletcher’s Roman plays as Trauerspiele 3 ‘Had Lucrece e’er been thought of but for Tarquin?’: The inadequacy of Roman female exempla 4 ‘To do thus / I learned of thee’: Shakespeare’s exemplary Roman plays Conclusion: Questioning the classics Bibliography Index -- .

Domenico Lovascio teaches English Literature at the University of Genoa in Italy

Reviews for John Fletcher's Rome: Questioning the Classics

'This monograph, ground-breaking as it is in several respects, valuably reminds us that Shakespeare and Jonson were not the only dramatists to write ‘Roman plays’... Lovascio is to be thanked for this valuable work...' Early Theatre 'John Fletcher’s Rome itself, along with Lovascio’s other scholarship, has greatly contributed to the exploration of the work of this important dramatist and of the period generally, clearing the way for further research while serving as a shining example to emulate.' Shakespeare Quarterly -- .