Shakespeare and the Mannerist Tradition
Subtitle: A Reading of Five Problem Plays
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 23, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780521410830
Subjects: Shakespeare studies & criticism; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Mannerism (Literature); Literary Criticism; Performing Arts; English; Plays; British Isles; General; Shakespeare; Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Shakespeare, William; Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Technique; Experimental drama, English; Technique; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; 1564-1616; History and criticism; Shakespeare, William,
First sentence: Since Mannerism in painting is not the main subject of my book, I have taken the liberty of excusing myself from two pieces of normal procedure: my argument in not prefaced by any preliminary remarks on the etymology and semantic evolution of the word maniera from which the concept derives.