Shakespeare by Stages: An Historical Introduction

Shakespeare by Stages: An Historical Introduction
ISBN-10
0470776927
ISBN-13
9780470776926
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2008-04-15
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Arthur F. Kinney

Description

In this engaging text, Arthur Kinney introduces students to Shakespeare’s plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater. Introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater. Focuses on the material conditions of playing and of playgoing. Covers venues, audiences, actors, society, government and regulation. Each topic is considered in relation to a selection of Shakespeare's plays. Shows students how the plays and the context in which they were produced illuminate one another.

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