The world's a stage : Shakespeare and the dramatic view of life /
Crosman, Robert,1940-
Bethesda : Academica Press,
c2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-215) and index.
Shakespeare and the dramatic view of life -- The world as stage in The taming of the shrew -- What is the dream in A midsummer night's dream? -- 'I shall henceforth be myself' : Henry V, king of players or royal hypocrite? -- Rosalind as player-playwright in As you like it -- Tonight we improvise : Hamlet and the limits of playing -- If I ruled the world : Duke Vincentio plays God in Measure for measure -- Shakespeare's goodbye to the stage : The tempest and its afterlife -- Shakespeare's final ambiguity : the world is and is not a stage.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Performing arts in literature.
Theater in literature.
Acting in literature.
Play within a play.