- 258 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
In this work of scholarship and creativity, Meagher argues that Shakespeare has been misunderstood because of a failure to recognize his own directions as a playwright. Through an examination of several of his plays Meagher uncovers Shakespeare as artist, director, and actor.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 IF WE OFFEND, IT IS WITH OUR GOOD WILL: What this is about, and why it is needed
- 2 HOW LONG IS'T NOW SINCE LAST YOUR SELF AND I WERE IN A MASQUE? How we lost, and may recover, Shakespeare's own dramaturgy
- 3 A LOCAL HABITATION, AND A NAME: A self-portrait of the artist as a dramaturge
- 4 IN SHORT SPACE, IT RAIN'D DOWN FORTUNE: Shakespeare's use of space and place
- 5 DEVISE THE FITTEST TIME, AND SAFEST WAY: Shakespeare's treatment of time and continuity
- 6 AND I MAY HIDE MY FACE, LET ME PLAY THIS BY TOO: The dramaturgy and dramatics of role-doubling
- 7 A GOOD PLOT, GOOD FRIENDS, AND FULL OF EXPECTATION: Shakespeare's plotting of plays and management of sources
- 8 STUFFED, AS THEY SAY, WITH HONORABLE PARTS: Shakespeare's dramaturgy of character
- 9 A TASTE OF YOUR QUALITY: COME, A PASSIONA TESPEECH: Shakespeare's language, especially his dramaticverse and prose
- 10 THE PURPOSE OF PLAYING... AT THE FIRST AND NOW: The aims of Shakespearean dramaturgy
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