The living monument : Shakespeare and the theatre of his time / M.C. Bradbrook
by Bradbrook, M. C. (Muriel Clara) (1909-1993)
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1976. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xv, 287 pages, 4 plates : map ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; pt. 1: The sociology of the theatre. The theatre and its poet -- The triple bond : actors, audience, playwrights -- Shakespeare's histories and the structure of Tudor society -- Social change and the evolution of Ben Jonson's court masques -- Jonson and the image of Jacobean London -- The manifold theatres of Jacobean London and their poets -- pt. 2: Jacobean Shakespeare. Macbeth : the sublimation of spectacle -- King Lear and the kingdom of fools and beggars -- Images of love and war : Othello, Coriolanus, Antony and Cleopatra -- Entry to romance : Pericles and Cymbeline -- Open form in the winter's tale -- The tempest -- Shakespeare as collaborator -- pt. 3: Caroline curtain act. Masque and pastoral. Subjects; Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Stage history To 1625. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Criticism and interpretation. Jonson, Ben. Shakespeare, William. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Stage history. Shakespeare, William Production of the plays. English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism. English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism. English drama 17th century History and criticism. Theater England History 16th century. Theater England History 17th century. Theater Great Britain 16th century. Theater Great Britain 17th century. English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism. Shakespearean Drama - Critical Studies. Shakespeare - Historical Background. Satire - Shakespearean Drama. Comedy - Shakespearian Drama. Tragedy - Shakespearean.
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- Title
- The living monument : Shakespeare and the theatre of his time / M.C. Bradbrook
- Author
- Bradbrook, M. C. (Muriel Clara) (1909-1993)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0521212553
- ISBN 13
- 9780521212557
- Publisher
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1976
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