Shakespeare and the Popular Tradition in the Theater: Studies in the Social Dimension of Dramatic Form and FunctionCriticism based on literary or formalist conceptions of structure or on the history of ideas, Robert Weimann contends, has removed Shakespeare from the theater, and the theater from society at large. 'It is only when Elizabethan society, theater, and language are seen as interrelated that the structure of Shakespeare's dramatic art emerges as fully functional, that is, as part of a larger, and not only literary, whole.' |
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... festive release were not at all incompatible with some sort of communal consciousness and some elements of social criticism . In fact , the tra- ditions of popular myth , ritual , and disguise seemed to provide a favor- able vehicle for ...
... festive release were not at all incompatible with some sort of communal consciousness and some elements of social criticism . In fact , the tra- ditions of popular myth , ritual , and disguise seemed to provide a favor- able vehicle for ...
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... festive occasion at which these were performed . Their processional function entailed the opening of the play , a request for room and attention , the summoning of the doctor and the general hubbub of a final song 30 THE FOLK PLAY AND ...
... festive occasion at which these were performed . Their processional function entailed the opening of the play , a request for room and attention , the summoning of the doctor and the general hubbub of a final song 30 THE FOLK PLAY AND ...
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... festive season , wishes bread , meat , and fire to all those standing around , and then sings : Hold , men , hold ! Put up your sticks ; End all your tricks ; Hold , men , hold ! And finally , leading up to the collection , all join in ...
... festive season , wishes bread , meat , and fire to all those standing around , and then sings : Hold , men , hold ! Put up your sticks ; End all your tricks ; Hold , men , hold ! And finally , leading up to the collection , all join in ...
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Shakespeare and the Popular Tradition in the Theater: Studies in the Social ... Robert Weimann No preview available - 1987 |
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