The Sultan Speaks
Dialogue in English Plays and Histories About the Ottoman Turks
Palgrave Macmillan · Print & ebook · December 12, 2008
The first study of English historical plays about the Turks, using works in Greek, Arabic, and Turkish.
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- Who it’s for
- McJannet examines how playwrights use dialogue and commentary to shape the sultan’s stature.
- Genres
- British & Irish Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, Turkey & the Ottoman Era
- Published
- Palgrave Macmillan, December 12, 2008
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The first study of English historical plays about the Turks, using works in Greek, Arabic, and Turkish. Drawing on Bakhtin's concept of the dialogic, McJannet shows that instead of adverse authorial commentary playwrights such as Marlowe and Fulke Greville use dialogue and commentary to enhance the sultan's stature and mitigate his negative acts.
The Sultan in Dialogue
McJannet examines how playwrights use dialogue and commentary to shape the sultan’s stature.
Come here for
- English historical plays about the Turks
- Works in Greek, Arabic, and Turkish
Expect
- A reading through Bakhtin’s concept of the dialogic
- Attention to Marlowe and Fulke Greville
Where it sits
| British & Irish Literary Criticism | 35% |
|---|---|
| Turkey & the Ottoman Era | 30% |
| Drama Criticism | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- History
- Authors
- L. McJannet, Linda McJannet
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- December 12, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
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