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OverviewThis book lays bare the dialogue between Shakespeare and critics of the stage and positions it as part of an ongoing cultural, ethical, and psychological debate about the effects of performance on actors and on spectators. In so doing, the book makes a substantial contribution both to the study of representations of theatre in Shakespeare’s plays and to the understanding of ethical concerns about acting and spectating—then, and now. The book opens with a comprehensive and coherent analysis of the main early modern English anxieties about theater and its power. These are read against twentieth- and twenty-first-century theories of acting, interviews with actors, and research into the effects of media representation on spectator behaviour, all of which demonstrate the lingering relevance of antitheatrical claims and the personal and philosophical implications of acting and spectating. The main part of the book reveals Shakespeare’s responses to major antitheatrical claims about the powerful effects of poetry, music, playacting, and playgoing. It also demonstrates the evolution of Shakespeare’s view of these claims over the course of his career: from light-hearted parody in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through systematic contemplation in Hamlet, to acceptance and dramatization in The Tempest. This study will be of great interest to scholars and students of theater, English literature, history, and culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Reut BarzilaiPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge ISBN: 9781032442266ISBN 10: 1032442263 Pages: 178 Publication Date: 08 October 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of Contents"Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 The Theater Controversies in Early Modern England Playhouse, Prayer-house, Profit, and Plague Actors and Audience Chapter 2 True Performing and Verses of Feigning Love: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Early Modern English Antitheatricality ""Verses of Feigning Love""—Poetry in A Midsummer Night’s Dream ""True Performing""—Theater in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Conclusion: Poets and Players Chapter 3 Hamlet as Shakespeare’s Defense of Theater Ethical and Ontological Concerns about Theater The Laughter of the Barren Spectators Conclusion Chapter 4 ""In My Power"": The Tempest as Shakespeare’s Antitheatrical Vision Theater and Spectacle in The Tempest and in the Antitheatrical Discourse Music in The Tempest In Your Power: Shakespeare’s Defense of Music and Drama Afterword Poets, Pipers, and Players Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationReut Barzilai is a lecturer at the University of Haifa, Israel. She has published articles in the academic journals Shakespeare and Multicultural Shakespeare and written several study guides on Shakespeare for the Open University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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