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Shakespeare: The Theater and the Book
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Shakespeare: The Theater and the Book
Contributors:
By (Author) Robert S. Knapp
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Dewey:
822.309
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
272
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
454g
Description
This book explores the reasons for the lasting freshness and modernity of Shakespeare's plays, while revising the standard history of English medieval and Renaissance drama. Robert Knapp argues that changes in the authority of English monarchs, in the differentiation and integration of English society, in the realization of human figures on stage,
