John Fletcher's Rome

Questioning the Classics

By: Domenico Lovascio, Lucy Munro (Editor)

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Hardcover | 15 March 2022

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232 Pages

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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.

Industry Reviews

'...this book is a key study for early modern drama.'
Notes and Queries

'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

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