Romance on the Early Modern Stage
What is dramatic romance? Scholars have long turned to Shakespeare's biography to answer this question, marking his 'late plays' as the beginning and end of the dramatic romance. This book identifies an earlier history for this genre, revealing how stage romances imaginatively expanded audience interest in England's emerging global economy.
| Autor: | Mulready, Cyrus |
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| ISBN: | 9781137322708 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Springer Nature EN |
| Veröffentlicht: | 15.08.2013 |
| Untertitel: | English Expansion Before and After Shakespeare |
| Schlagworte: | B British and Irish Literature British literature Early Modern/Renaissance Literature Early Modern and Renaissance Literature Europe European Literature Literary studies: general Literature, Modern Literature: history & criticism Palgrave Literature Collection Performing Arts Poetry Poetry and Poetics Theater—History Theatre History Theatre Studies Theatre and Performance Arts |
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