Prologues to Shakespeare's theatre
Subtitle: performance and liminality in early modern drama
By: Robert Weimann and Douglas Bruster.
Contributors: Bruster, Douglas.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Technique.; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism.; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.; Prologues and epilogues -- History and criticism.; Mimesis in literature.; Drama -- Technique.; Openings (Rhetoric)
Table of contents: title: The Elizabethan prologue : text, actor, performance; title: Prologue as threshold and usher; title: Authority and authorization in the pre-Shakespearean prologue; title: Frivolous jestures versus matter of worth : Christopher Marlowe; title: Kingly harp and iron pen in the playhouse : George Peele; title: From hodge-podge to scene individable : John Lyly; title: Henry V and the signs of power : William Shakespeare.