Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern TheatresA study of laughter and weeping in English theatres, broadly defined, from around 1550 until their closure in 1642. The book is concerned both with the representation of these actions on the stage, and with what can be reconstructed about the laughter and weeping of theatrical audiences themselves. |
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Matthew Steggle. Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres MATTHEW STEGGLE www ASHGATE Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama Did Shakespeare's original audiences weep ? Equally , while it. Front Cover.
Matthew Steggle. Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres MATTHEW STEGGLE www ASHGATE Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama Did Shakespeare's original audiences weep ? Equally , while it. Front Cover.
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... performance and early modern drama ) 1. English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan , 1500-1600 - History and criticism 2. Laughter in literature 3. Crying in literature I. Title 822.3'09353 Library of Congress Cataloging - in ...
... performance and early modern drama ) 1. English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan , 1500-1600 - History and criticism 2. Laughter in literature 3. Crying in literature I. Title 822.3'09353 Library of Congress Cataloging - in ...
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