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21 produkter
Rethinking Science and Religion in Early Modern Culture
Av Aaron Kitch, Jennifer R. Rust
Inbunden, 2026
1136 kr
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Early modern Europe provides a rich context from which to challenge the rigid opposition between science and religion in this bold new edited collection. Rethinking Science and Religion in Early Modern Culture approaches “science” and “religion” as overlapping and mutually defining modes of …
Performing Hamlet
Actors in the Modern Age
Häftad, 2018
462 kr
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Hamlet is arguably the most famous play on the planet, and the greatest of all Shakespeare’s works. Its rich story and complex leading role have provoked intense debate and myriad interpretations. To play such a uniquely multi-faceted character as Hamlet represents the supreme challenge for a young …
Queering the Shakespeare Film
Gender Trouble, Gay Spectatorship and Male Homoeroticism
Häftad, 2019
495 kr
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This open access study offers queer readings of 10 key film productions of Shakespeare plays from the past 80 years.A range of mainstream and independent English language film productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice take centre …
Shakespeare and Digital Pedagogy
Case Studies and Strategies
Av Diana E. Henderson, Kyle Sebastian Vitale
Häftad, 2021
373 kr
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Shakespeare and Digital Pedagogy is an international collection of fresh digital approaches for teaching Shakespeare. It describes 15 methodologies, resources and tools recently developed, updated and used by a diverse range of contributors in Great Britain, Australia, Asia and the United States. …
Shakespeare and the Politics of Nostalgia
Negotiating the Memory of Elizabeth I on the Jacobean Stage
Häftad, 2020
430 kr
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In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died and King James I inherited the English throne. During James’s reign, England continued to hark back to Elizabeth, comparing him with his predecessor – not always in a way that was either flattering or pleasing to James. Critics have traditionally assumed that …
Women’s Labour and the History of the Book in Early Modern England
Häftad, 2022
398 kr
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This collection reveals the valuable work that women achieved in publishing, printing, writing and reading early modern English books, from those who worked in the book trade to those who composed, selected, collected and annotated books. Women gathered rags for paper production, invested in books …
Girl Culture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Performance and Pedagogy
Inbunden, 2023
1469 kr
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Deanne Williams offers the very first study of the medieval and early modern girl actor. Whereas previous histories of the actress begin with the Restoration, this book demonstrates that the girl is actually a well-documented category of performer and a key participant in the drama of the Middle …
Comprehensive Guide to Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Häftad, 2026
479 kr
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This book provides readers with the tools to unravel the complexities of one of the most difficult sonnet sequences, introducing them to the literary tradition, themes, stylistic features and cultural contexts of the genre and the collection, and offering close readings of more than 100 …
Popular Romance in Early Modern Amateur and Regional Drama
The Age of Mucedorus
Inbunden, 2026
1307 kr
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As one of the most popular early modern plays, Mucedorus provides new insights into romance narratives and the understudied history of amateur and regional performance. A story of a disguised prince and a rebellious princess surviving various perils in a pastoral forest, Kim Gilchrist highlights …
Shakespeare’s First Folio 1623-2023
Text and Afterlives
Av Matthias Bauer, Angelika Zirker
Häftad, 2026
479 kr
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This wide-ranging collection reflects on the various motivations that caused the Folio to come into being in 1623, 7 years after Shakespeare’s death, and on how the now iconic book has been continually reimagined after its initial publication to the present day.In honour of its original …
Shakespeare’s Compassion
Emotion and the Classics on the Early Modern Stage
Inbunden, 2025
1307 kr
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This book shows that Shakespeare’s dramatization of compassion, far from expressing a sense of universal empathy, stages a conflicted emotion available to be solicited, manipulated and at times even monopolized as a discursive vehicle for the exclusion of others.Drawing on the history of emotions …
Shakespeare’s Compassion
Emotion and the Classics on the Early Modern Stage
Häftad, 2026
479 kr
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This book shows that Shakespeare’s dramatization of compassion, far from expressing a sense of universal empathy, stages a conflicted emotion available to be solicited, manipulated and at times even monopolized as a discursive vehicle for the exclusion of others.Drawing on the history of emotions …
Shakespeare and Fun
The Birth of Entertainment Value
Häftad, 2026
479 kr
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In this bold, original study Hedrick proposes an early modern ‘entertainment value’ revolution, to which Shakespeare contributed and in which he played a competitive role.As London’s nascent capitalist industry developed and the variety of entertainments proliferated, theatre contributes to the …
Horror on the Early Modern Stage
Nightmare on Thames Street
Av Hannah Korell, Sheila Coursey
Inbunden, 2026
1307 kr
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Early modern English theatre provides countless examples of the tropes and feelings we associate with the horror genre. Depictions of obscenity and violence designed to elicit a mixture of loathing, fear, repugnance, shock, awe, and desire in their audiences abound. From the bodily mutilations of …
Chorus in Early Modern English Tragedy
The One and the Many
Inbunden, 2026
1307 kr
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Silvia Bigliazzi explores the dynamics between the individual and the collective in 16th century English tragedies in this vibrant study of the chorus in early modern tragedy. Employing a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, Bigliazzi examines the performative, political and cultural …
Arden Dictionary Of Shakespeare Quotations
Av William Shakespeare, Jane Armstrong
Häftad, 2010
297 kr
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Who said " Neither a lender nor a borrower be"? Who are the star-crossed lovers? Which Shakespearean lady protests "too much"? If you have ever been stuck trying to identify a Shakespearean quote then this is the book for you! With over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts, …
Shakespeare on the Global Stage
Performance and Festivity in the Olympic Year
Av Paul Prescott, Erin Sullivan
Häftad, 2015
462 kr
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Long held as Britain's 'national poet', Shakespeare’s role in the 2012 London Cultural Olympiad confirmed his status as a global icon in the modern world. From his prominent positioning in the Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies, to his major presence in the cultural programme surrounding the Games, …
English Renaissance Tragedy
Ideas of Freedom
Häftad, 2015
462 kr
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This book's underlying claim is that English Renaissance tragedy addresses live issues in the experience of readers and spectators today: it is not a genre to be studied only for aesthetic or “heritage” reasons. The book considers the way in which tragedy in general, and English Renaissance tragedy …
Early Modern Actors and Shakespeare's Theatre
Thinking with the Body
Häftad, 2019
446 kr
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What skills did Shakespeare’s actors bring to their craft? How do these skills differ from those of contemporary actors? Early Modern Actors and Shakespeare's Theatre: Thinking with the Body examines the ‘toolkit’ of the early modern player and suggests new readings of the plays of Shakespeare and …
Arden Introduction to Reading Shakespeare
Close Reading and Analysis
Av Jeremy Lopez
Häftad, 2018
398 kr
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Shakespeare’s plays are works of art made out of words. To read the plays closely, that is, to pay careful attention to the multiple, shifting meanings of and relationships between their words, is to gain a deep and lasting appreciation for the complex artistry of their construction and of their …
Performing King Lear
Gielgud to Russell Beale
Häftad, 2015
462 kr
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King Lear is arguably the most complex and demanding play in the whole of Shakespeare. Once thought impossible to stage, today it is performed with increasing frequency, both in Britain and America. It has been staged more often in the last fifty years than in the previous 350 years of its …
