Literature and Drama: with special reference to Shakespeare and his contemporaries

by Stanley Wells

Overview

First published in 1970.

This book examines the areas of plays that are dependent upon the art of the theatre and the fluidity of interpretation to which this gives rise. It discusses the printing of plays and the limited attempts that have have been made to convey theatrical experience, taking as a particular example a masque by Ben Jonson. Finally, some of the problems created by the instability of theatrical art

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415353083
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/23/2004
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Shakespeare
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Plays as Blueprints for Performance; Chapter 2 The Printing of Plays; Chapter 3 The Intent and the Event; Chapter 4 The Critical Problem;