"The "The Renegado" (Arden Early Modern Drama)

by PhilipMassinger (Author), Michael Neill (Editor)

Synopsis

The Renegado is one of the most shamelessly entertaining plays of its age, fetching its inspiration from a number of works by Cervantes, based on his own experiences as a captive in Algiers. Introducing the eroticized captivity narrative to the English stage, Massinger's tragicomedy combines it with the long-popular romance motif of a Christian hero's conquest of an exotic princess. But even as it indulges in romantic fantasy, The Renegado engages with contentious issues of national and international politics, offering a provocative response to the sectarian feuds dividing England in the 1620s, while exploiting wider European fears of the expansionist Muslim empire of the Ottomans. Through its treatment of religious confrontation and conversion, Massinger's play offers important insights into early modern constructions of the Islamic world, and emerges as a piece with unexpected resonances for our own time.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
Published: 30 Mar 2010

ISBN 10: 1904271618
ISBN 13: 9781904271611
Book Overview: A major new edition of an increasingly studied play The fourth in the new Arden Early Modern Drama series Illustrated introduction and detailed commentary notes provide a wealth of information and critical insight

Author Bio
Michael Neill is a Professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.