Shakespeare and the Popular Tradition in the Theater
Subtitle: Studies in the Social Dimension of Dramatic Form and Function
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: February 1, 1987
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780801835063
Subjects: Shakespeare studies & criticism; Shakespeare, William,; Literary Criticism; Criticism and interpretation; Theater - History & Criticism; Performing Arts; English; Popular culture; Literature and society; Adult & Continuing Education; Shakespeare; Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Theater; 1564-1616; 16th century; England; History
First sentence: In its earliest stages ritual is both consecrative and productive, irrational but at the same time organizational; there is a point at which myth encompasses both religion and knowledge, illusion and a sense of reality.