The authentic Shakespeare, and other problems of the early modern stage / Stephen Orgel.

Author/creator Orgel, Stephen
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, 2002.
Descriptionxx, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history. --To 1625.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism, Textual.
Theater--England. --History. --16th century.
Theater--England. --History. --17th century.
Playwriting--History. --16th century.
Playwriting--History. --17th century.

Contents What is a text? -- What is a character? -- What is an editor? -- Acting scripts, performing texts -- The poetics of spectacle -- The spectacles of state -- The Renaissance poet as plagiarist -- Gendering the crown -- The play of conscience -- Shakespeare and the kinds of drama -- Macbeth and the antic round -- Prospero's wife -- Marginal Jonson -- Tobacco and boys -- The authentic Shakespeare.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-270) and index.
LCCN 2002003625
ISBN0415900131 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN041591213X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PR3095 .O73 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold