If Then The World A Theatre Present
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If Then The World A Theatre Present
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Author : Björn Quiring
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2014-08-19
If Then The World A Theatre Present written by Björn Quiring and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-19 with Literary Criticism categories.
To metaphorize the world as a theatre has been a common procedure since antiquity, but the use of this trope became particularly prominent and pregnant in early modern times, especially in England. Old and new applications of the “theatrum mundi” topos pervaded discourses, often allegorizing the deceitfulness and impermanence of this world as well as the futility of earthly strife. It was frequently woven into arguments against worldly amusements such as the stage: Commercial theatre was declared an undesirable competitor of God’s well-ordered world drama. Early modern dramatists often reacted to this development by appropriating the metaphor, and in an ingenious twist, some playwrights even appropriated its anti-theatrical impetus: Early modern theatre seemed to discover a denial of its own theatricality at its very core. Drama was found to succeed best when it staged itself as a great unmasking. To investigate the reasons and effects of these developments, the anthology examines the metaphorical uses of theatre in plays, pamphlets, epics, treatises, legal proclamations and other sources.
Pedro Calder N De La Barca And The World Theatre In Early Modern Europe
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Author : Rasmus Vangshardt
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-11-20
Pedro Calder N De La Barca And The World Theatre In Early Modern Europe written by Rasmus Vangshardt and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
Rasmus Vangshardt offers an original interpretation of one of the most famous images of literary history, the theatrum mundi. By applying methods of comparative literature, hispanic studies, and theology, he reconsiders the world theatre’s historical peak in early modern Europe in general and the Spanish Golden Age in particular. The author presents a new close reading of Pedro Calderón’s El gran teatro del mundo (c. 1633–36) and outlines the historical and systematic framework for a theatrum mundi of celebration. This concept entails using art to justify human existence in the face of changing conceptions of the cosmos: an early modern aesthetic theodicy and a justification of the world in that liminal space between drama and ritual. By discussing historiographical theories of early modern Europe, especially those of Hans Blumenberg and Bruno Latour, and through conversations with Shakespearean drama and Spanish Golden Age classics, Vangshardt also argues that the theatrum mundi of celebration questions traditional assumptions of great divides between the Middle Ages and Early Modernity and challenges theories of a European-wide early modern sense of crisis.
Elizabethan Popular Theatre
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Author : Michael Hattaway
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-04-15
Elizabethan Popular Theatre written by Michael Hattaway and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
Elizabethan Popular Theatre surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. The book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas: The Spanish Tragedy, Mucedorus, Edward II, Doctor Faustus and Titus Andronicus, as well as providing a comprehensive history of a variety of contemporary playhouse stages, performances, and players.
Fulke Greville And The Culture Of The English Renaissance
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Author : Russ Leo
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2019-02-06
Fulke Greville And The Culture Of The English Renaissance written by Russ Leo and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-06 with Literary Criticism categories.
Fulke Greville's reputation has always been overshadowed by that of his more famous friend, Philip Sidney, a legacy due in part to Greville's complex moulding of his authorial persona as Achates to Sidney's Aeneas, and in part to the formidable complexity of his poetry and prose. This volume seeks to vindicate Greville's 'obscurity' as an intrinsic feature of his poetic thinking, and as a privileged site of interpretation. The seventeen essays shed new light on Greville's poetry, philosophy, and dramatic work. They investigate his examination of monarchy and sovereignty; grace, salvation, and the nature of evil; the power of poetry and the vagaries of desire, and they offer a reconsideration of his reputation and afterlife in his own century, and beyond. The volume explores the connections between poetic form and philosophy, and argues that Greville's poetic experiments and meditations on form convey penetrating, and strikingly original contributions to poetics, political thought, and philosophy. Highlighting stylistic features of his poetic style, such as his mastery of the caesura and of the feminine ending; his love of paradox, ambiguity, and double meanings; his complex metaphoricity and dense, challenging syntax, these essays reveal how Greville's work invites us to revisit and rethink many of the orthodoxies about the culture of post-Reformation England, including the shape of political argument, and the forms and boundaries of religious belief and identity.
Life Of Edwin Forrest The American Tragedian
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Author : William Rounseville Alger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Life Of Edwin Forrest The American Tragedian written by William Rounseville Alger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with categories.
Husse Papers 1995
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Husse Papers 1995 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with American literature categories.
Shakespeare S Comedy Of As You Like It
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Shakespeare S Comedy Of As You Like It written by William Shakespeare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with categories.
Presents William Shakespeare's comedy about young lovers, along with an introduction to the play and its productions and detailed notes on the text.
The Standard Speaker
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Author : Epes Sargent
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1857
The Standard Speaker written by Epes Sargent and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1857 with Elocution categories.
As You Like It
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1810
As You Like It written by William Shakespeare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1810 with categories.
Philosophy And Theatre
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Author : Tom Stern
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-01
Philosophy And Theatre written by Tom Stern and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Philosophy categories.
The relationship between philosophy and theatre is a central theme in the writings of Plato and Aristotle and of dramatists from Aristophanes to Stoppard. Where Plato argued that playwrights and actors should be banished from the ideal city for their suspect imitations of reality, Aristotle argued that theatre, particularly tragedy, was vital for stimulating our emotions and helping us to understanding ourselves. Despite this rich history the study of philosophy and theatre has been largely overlooked in contemporary philosophy. This is the first book to introduce philosophy and theatre. It covers key topics and debates, presenting the contributions of major figures in the history of philosophy, including: what is theatre? How does theatre compare with other arts? theatre as imitation, including Plato on mimesis truth and illusion in the theatre, including Nietzsche on tragedy theatre as history theatre and morality, including Rousseau’s criticisms of theatre audience and emotion, including Aristotle on catharsis theatre and politics, including Brecht’s Epic Theatre. Including annotated further reading and summaries at the end of each chapter, Philosophy and Theatre is an ideal starting point for those studying philosophy, theatre studies and related subjects in the arts and humanities.