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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... vision was present in some servant scenes of the Roman drama that were indebted to Atellanic folk farce . The ... vision and the meaning of his plays . Consequently , critics like Rossiter have done well to emphasize " the constant ...
... vision was present in some servant scenes of the Roman drama that were indebted to Atellanic folk farce . The ... vision and the meaning of his plays . Consequently , critics like Rossiter have done well to emphasize " the constant ...
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... vision of which are supported by the convention of Lear's madness : Thou rascal beadle , hold thy bloody hand ! Why ... vision coalesce in a dialogue accompanied by physical acting which attains an almost naturalistic precision . The ...
... vision of which are supported by the convention of Lear's madness : Thou rascal beadle , hold thy bloody hand ! Why ... vision coalesce in a dialogue accompanied by physical acting which attains an almost naturalistic precision . The ...
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... vision as the center of the play's meaning , is to go beyond the notion of " foil " or " safety - valve . " The popular con- ventions could hardly have been designed to " set off " the main action when the " mingling " of " Kinges and ...
... vision as the center of the play's meaning , is to go beyond the notion of " foil " or " safety - valve . " The popular con- ventions could hardly have been designed to " set off " the main action when the " mingling " of " Kinges and ...
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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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