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Filming and performing Renaissance history

by Mark Thornton Burnett

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Over the last century, many 16th- and 17th-century events and personalities have been brought before home, cinema, exhibition, festival and theatrical audiences. This collection examines these representations, looking at recent television series, documentaries, pageantry, theatre and popular culture in various cultural guises.

Historical filmsDocumentary filmsRenaissance in literatureRenaissance on televisionRenaissance in motion picturesHistory and criticismHistory, modern, 16th centuryHistory, modern, 17th centuryMotion pictures, historyPERFORMING ARTSFilm & VideoReference