Shakespeare and the spectacles of strangeness
Subtitle: The tempest and the transformation of Renaissance theatrical forms
By: John G. Demaray.
Series: Medieval and Renaissance literary studies
Publisher: Duquesne University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- To 1625.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- England.; Theater -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Literary form -- History -- 17th century.; Masques -- History and criticism.; Spectacular, The, in literature.; Magic in literature.; Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 17th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-167) and index.
Table of contents: value: Theatrical forms in transition; value: Dramatic designs and the spectacle triumph; value: Performance allusions and Whitehall staging; value: The new theatrical hieroglyphics; value: On the symbolism of The tempest.