| Performances of Mourning in Shakespearean Theatre and Early Modern Culture 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Döring, T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 023000153X ISBN-13: 9780230001534 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: This bold and wide-ranging study takes a fresh look at a controversial question: what do the acts and shows of grief performed in early modern drama tell us about the religious culture of the world in which they were historically staged? Many rites of mourning shown in the theatre held Catholic resonances, but how did such memories of traditional worship work in post-Reformation England? Drawing on performance studies, this book provides detailed readings of major playtexts, Shakespearean and others, to explore the politics, pathologies, physiologies and parodies of mourning. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2006040473 |
| Series: Early Modern Literature in History |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.09" W x 8.56" (0.88 lbs) 223 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study takes a look at a controversial question: what do the acts and shows of grief performed in early modern drama tell us about the religious culture of the world in which they were historically staged? Drawing on performance studies, it provides detailed readings of play texts to explore the politics, pathologies and parodies of mourning. |