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Early Modern Theatricality

By Turner, Henry S.

Early Modern Theatricality

By Turner, Henry S.

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The original essays in Oxford Twenty-First Century Approaches to Literature mean to provoke rather than reassure, to challenge rather than codify. Instead of summarizing existing knowledge, scholars working in the field aim at opening fresh discussion; instead of emphasizing settled consensus, they direct their readers to areas of enlivened and unresolved debate. Following the models established by previous volumes in the Oxford Twenty-First Century Approaches to Literature series, Early Modern Theatricality launches a new generation of scholarship on early modern drama by focusing on the rich formal capacities of theatrical performance. The collection gathers some of the most innovative critics in the field to examine the techniques, objects, bodies, and conventions that characterized early modern theatricality, from the Tudor period to the Restoration. Taking their cues from a series of guiding keywords, the contributors identify the fundamental features of theatricality in the period, using them to launch conceptually adventurous arguments. The volume generates fresh possibilities for criticism by combining historical, formal, and philosophical questions, in order to provoke our rediscovery of early modern drama in all its complexity and inventiveness.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
636
Release Date:
2014-02-05
Publication Date:
2014-02-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press(UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199641358
ISBN13:
9780199641352
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1260 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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