<p>Episode 219:</p><br><p>In this episode I take a look at the court masques of the Jacobean period.&nbsp;&nbsp;To do this I’m very lucky to have the guidance of Kristen McDermott who edited and wrote an extensive introduction to a collection of Jonson’s Masques called Masques of Difference.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is a volume that has been in print for an impressive twenty years and one that I found immensely useful in aiding my understanding of the court masque, an art form that can seem very obscure to us now.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the first part of the conversation Kristen describes the development of the masque from it’s very early days through to its flowering in the court of James 1st&nbsp;largely under the care of Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones.&nbsp;&nbsp;Next time Kris and I continue the conversation and discuss some of those ‘masques of difference’ and the later years of the court masque.</p><br><p>Kristen McDermott is professor of English at Central Michigan University and co-author with Ari Berk of ‘William Shakespeare His Life and Times’ and the collection ‘Masques of Difference’, as well as numerous papers on Shakespeare and renaissance theatre.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Find more about Kris at:&nbsp;<a href="https://kristen-mcdermott.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kristen-mcdermott.com</a></p><br><p>Links to ‘Masques of Difference’</p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Masques-Difference-Revels-Student-Editions/dp/071905754X/ref=sr_1_1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Masques-Difference-Revels-Student-Editions/dp/071905754X/ref=sr_1_1</a>?</p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Masques-Difference-masques-Student-Editions/dp/071905754X/ref=sr_1_1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Masques-Difference-masques-Student-Editions/dp/071905754X/ref=sr_1_1</a>?</p><br><p><a href="https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719057540/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719057540/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href="http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p><br><p>You can find an advertisement free version of the latest podcast episodes by joining on Patreon at the lowest paid tier level – that’s for just £1 per month.&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>