All Outputs (2)

Henry V and the performance of war (2008)
Book Chapter
Fraser, S. (2008). Henry V and the performance of war. In R. King, & P. J. Franssen (Eds.), Shakespeare and war (71-83). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230228276

The chapter serves to highlight an aspect of the play which is often overlooked in criticism: the importance of the performance of the siege of Harfleur as part of a narrative and image pattern which runs formally throughout the Folio text of Henry V... Read More about Henry V and the performance of war.

"For no other offence but proximity": Stuff happens to the Queen (2008)
Book Chapter
Fraser, S. (2008). "For no other offence but proximity": Stuff happens to the Queen. In D. Barker (Ed.), Giving and taking offence / Ofender e ser ofendido (35-46). Portugal: University of Aveiro

The emergent trend of depicting sitting politicians and heads of state in mainstream British drama and film is considered through a reading of David Hare's play, Stuff Happens (2006), and Stephen Frear's film, The Queen (2006). These are seen as cont... Read More about "For no other offence but proximity": Stuff happens to the Queen.