George Chapman’s learned drama

Franssen, Paul; Hoenselaars, Ton

doi:10.1017/cco9780511994524.011

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists 2012

DOI: 10.1017/cco9780511994524.011

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George Chapman’s learned drama

Paul Franssen¹,

Ton Hoenselaars²

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“…9 (pp. 134–48) in The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Dramatists (CUP, 2012) accepts Wood’s assertion.…”

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‘Native woodnotes wild’: Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and the syntax of negation

Ingham

2023

Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics

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This paper builds on findings on variation in Elizabethan grammar, analysing the syntax of negation in a large number of Shakespearean stage dramas and those of his contemporaries. It shows that Shakespeare differed substantially from them grammatically and stylistically. His contemporaries most often adhered to the emerging standard pattern of avoiding Subject-Verb syntax and multiple negation, whereas Shakespeare made much greater use of it, especially in coordinate contexts. In other contexts, use of multiple negation by other authors was usually for characterological purposes, whereas in Shakespeare it is employed as a stylistic resource regardless of the character’s social standing. These findings are interpreted against the background of sociolinguistic research on diachronic English syntax, showing that higher-status individuals led the change away from multiple negation. The differing outcomes are related to Shakespeare’s provincial background and non-participation in a university milieu, distinguishing him from the ‘golden triangle’ background of his contemporary dramatists.

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“…9 (pp. 134–48) in The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Dramatists (CUP, 2012) accepts Wood’s assertion.…”

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‘Native woodnotes wild’: Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and the syntax of negation

Ingham

2023

Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics

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Criticizing Kings: Gender, Classical History, and Subversive Writing in Seventeenth-Century England

Gianoutsos¹

2017

Renaiss. Q.

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This article provides one of the first studies of two late works by George Chapman, “Pro Vere” (1622) and “A iustification of a strange action of Nero” (1629). Through a close examination of these works, and through situating Chapman’s texts alongside other neglected works of the 1620s that voiced opposition to the Stuart court and kings, the article examines the critical and subversive role that classical history and gendered language played in forging ideological conflict in England during the Stuart period. More broadly, the article seeks to demonstrate the importance of studying imaginative writings for understanding Stuart political culture.

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George Chapman’s learned drama

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‘Native woodnotes wild’: Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and the syntax of negation

‘Native woodnotes wild’: Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and the syntax of negation

Criticizing Kings: Gender, Classical History, and Subversive Writing in Seventeenth-Century England

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