Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama
Author | : Jeremy Lopez |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-13 | : 6610162530 |
ISBN-10 | : 9786610162536 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama by : Jeremy Lopez
Download or read book Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama written by Jeremy Lopez and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive survey of the diverse, theatrically vital formal conventions of the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Lopez proposes that understanding the potential for theatrical failure - the way playwrights anticipated it and audiences responded to it - is crucial for understanding how the drama succeeded on the stage.