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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Matthew Steggle |
ISBN: | 9780754657026 0754657027 |
OCLC Number: | 1013253627 |
Description: | 158 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Contents: Introduction; Renaissance constructions of laughter and weeping; Laughing on stage; Weeping on stage; Audiences laughing; Audiences weeping; Soft smiling?: Lyly and Jonson; Horrid laughter; Shakespeare's theatre of sympathy; Bibliography; Index. |
Series Title: | Studies in performance and early modern drama. |
Responsibility: | Matthew Steggle. |
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Abstract:
How and when did Shakespeare's audiences laugh, and weep, in early modern theatres? And when laughter, or weeping, were represented on that stage-as they are in hundreds of plays from this period-how were they acted out? This book considers laughter and weeping in the theatres of 1550-1642, arguing that both actions have a peculiar importance in defining the early modern theatrical experience.
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'Mustering plenty of evidence to make his case, Steggle is careful not to take it all at face value... There is more critical work to be done on this intriguing topic, on the basis of this thoughtful, useful book.' Times Literary Supplement 'One of the remarkable features of this book is the breadth of Steggle's research... In assiduously tracing the impact of laughing and weeping in theaters, Steggle opens up a large and fascinating topic, and shows its importance for our understanding of early performance and audiences.' Renaissance Quarterly Read more...
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