Imagining Shakespeare's Original Audience, 1660-2000
| Author | : Bettina Boecker |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2016-04-29 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781137379962 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1137379960 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Imagining Shakespeare's Original Audience, 1660-2000 by : Bettina Boecker
Download or read book Imagining Shakespeare's Original Audience, 1660-2000 written by Bettina Boecker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparatively little is known about Shakespeare's first audiences. This study argues that the Elizabethan audience is an essential part of Shakespeare as a site of cultural meaning, and that the way criticism thinks of early modern theatregoers is directly related to the way it thinks of, and uses, the Bard himself.
