"The Arc of Character: Medieval Stock Types in Shakespeare's English History Plays"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc64/
Author:
	Oberer, Karen.
Type:
	Dissertation
Year:
	2013
Publication Information:
	McGill, 2013, not paginated. <p>Dissertation Abstracts International</p>
Annotation:
	Focuses on the transformation of social character types "from medieval literature to early modern drama," arguing that stock characterization in Shakespeare's history plays helped connect medieval practices, such as privileging community and family, to early modern audiences. Focuses on Philip the Bastard (King John, Mistress Quickly (1 and 2 Henry IV), Cardinal Beauford (1 and 2 Henry VI), and Queen Isabel (Richard II).
Language:
	English
Keywords:
	Philip the Bastard; Mistress Quickly; Cardinal Beauford; Queen Isabel; characterization
Tags:
	1 & 2 Henry IV, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, Histories, King John, Richard II, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Winter 2012
WSB Record Number:
	bbbc64