Assessing "Cultural Influence": James I as Patron of the Arts.(Critical Essay)

From: Shakespeare Studies | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

RECENT cultural history has seemed inclined to foster a concept of King James and his English court based on seemingly contradictory but interdependent views. On one hand, many essays have depicted James I as a royal patron of the arts. We are often reminded, for example, that his first act in the literary realm was to take the theaters under his patronage because as part of his entertainment James demanded court performance of plays. He cared enough about public drama, it seems, to have assumed Shakespeare's own company under the new name of "the King's Men," and even to have ...

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