Emotional excess on the Shakespearean stage passion's slaves
Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage demonstrates the links made between excess of emotion and madness in the early modern period. It argues that the ways in which today's popular and theatrical cultures judge how much is too much can distort our understanding of early modern drama and t...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
2014.
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| Colección: | Critical companions (Methuen Drama)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432696806719 |
| Sumario: | Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage demonstrates the links made between excess of emotion and madness in the early modern period. It argues that the ways in which today's popular and theatrical cultures judge how much is too much can distort our understanding of early modern drama and theatre. It argues that permitting the excesses of the early modern drama onto the contemporary stage might free actors and audiences alike from assumptions that in order to engage with the drama of the past, its characters must be just like us. The book deals with characters in the plays of Shakespeare a |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781408179697 9781408179680 |
