Shakespeare S The Tempest And The Jacobean Court Masque
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Shakespeare S The Tempest And The Jacobean Court Masque
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Author : Ronald Charles Holgerson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Shakespeare S The Tempest And The Jacobean Court Masque written by Ronald Charles Holgerson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Masques, English categories.
Abstract. The Tempest , by William Shakespeare, was presented before the Jacobean court on the evening of 1 November 1611, in the Whitehall Banqueting House. This thesis, after an analysis of the requirements of Shakespeare's text, attempts to establish the theatrical environment and staging conditions under which The Tempest was performed. At the same time, Shakespeare's purpose in writing a play for masque-like production is explored, and certain passages are explicated in the light of Shakespeare's experience with Renaissance theatre technology. Chapter One introduces the argument that Shakespeare wrote The Tempest as a result of his awareness of the principles of the Jacobean court masque. Chapter Two reviews the English masque tradition, examines the Whitehall Banqueting House as a theatre, and analyzes the new techniques of Renaissance scenic design adapted by Inigo Jones to the Jacobean court masque. Chapter Three involves a detailed compar¬ ison between The Tempest and several of the masques, in terms of their staging by Jones, in order to establish what sort of costumes, sound effects, and scenery might have been a part of the 1611 production of the play. Chapter Four is a study of the banquet-table scene, the betrothal masque, and the discovery at chess, three special moments in the play's theatrical art which reinforce the argument for a masque-like production. Chapter Five links Prospero to theatre designer • Inigo Jones and magician-scientist John Dee, in order to suggest that Shakespeare rejects the extravagant spectacle of masques as a form of theatre along with the occult powers of his hero. Thus, it is argued, Shakespeare puts theatrical art into ethical perspective. Chapter Six concludes that the theme of The Tempest as presented in the White¬ hall Banqueting House on the evening of 1 November 1611 was the true and unadorned beauty of mankind.
The Politics Of The Stuart Court Masque
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Author : David Bevington
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998-11-19
The Politics Of The Stuart Court Masque written by David Bevington and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-19 with Drama categories.
A 1998 collection which takes an alternative look at the courtly masque in early seventeenth-century England.
Shakespeare And The Masque
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Author : Robert C. Fulton
language : en
Publisher: Dissertations-G
Release Date : 1988
Shakespeare And The Masque written by Robert C. Fulton and has been published by Dissertations-G this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Tempest A Critical Reader
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Author : Alden T. Vaughan
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-09-25
The Tempest A Critical Reader written by Alden T. Vaughan and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Tempest contains sublime poetry and catchy songs, magic and low comedy, while it tackles important contemporary concerns: education, power politics, the effects of colonization, and technology. In this guide, Alden T. Vaughan and Virginia Mason Vaughan open up new ways into one of Shakespeare's most popular, malleable and controversial plays.
The Tempest
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-04
The Tempest written by William Shakespeare and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04 with Drama categories.
The Tempest is one of the most suggestive, yet most elusive of all Shakespeare's plays, and has provoked a wide range of critical interpretation. It is a magical romance, yet deeply and problematically embedded in seventeenth-century debates about authority and power. David Lindley's Introduction and commentary focus upon contemporary texts, attending to the implications of Prospero's magic, his political and paternal ambitions, and the controversial issue of his 'colonialist' control of Caliban. The Tempest was also Shakespeare's response to the new opportunities offered by the Blackfriars theatre, and careful attention is given to the play's dramatic form, stage-craft, and use of music and spectacle, to demonstrate its uniquely experimental nature.
The Tempest
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Author : William SHAKESPEARE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-10-09
The Tempest 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 2018-10-09 with categories.
The Tempest first appeared in print as the first play in the 1623 Folio of Shakespeare. Throughout the play's history, the play has been variously regarded as a highlight of Shakespeare's dramatic output, as a representation of the essence of human life, and as containing Shakespeare's most autobiographical character, in the form of Prospero the magician-ruler. The 1623 text appears to have few omissions or corruptions in the text, though the play does include stage directions that are unusually detailed when compared to Shakespeare's other plays. Some strange spellings and idiosyncrasies in format do appear in the text, with prose sometimes appearing as verse, and vice versa; for these reasons, the text of the play is believed to be a transcription of a later performance at court. However, this is indeterminate, and other critics believe that the Folio text was copied from either Shakespeare's original text, or a close replica of it.The first known performances of the play were at the court of James I, in 1611 and 1613; and the presence of the Jacobean-era masque further cements the play into this time frame. However, the first performances of the play may not have been at court at all; and, there is some remaining evidence that the play received some revision and perhaps some London performances between 1611 and 1613. The betrothal masque which appears in Act IV might have been added for the 1613 performance, since the play was staged as part of a celebration of the wedding of Elizabeth, the daughter of James I. The masque could have been added in order to the play more occasion-appropriate, as some critics have theorized.
The Tempest
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-04-11
The Tempest written by William Shakespeare and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-11 with Drama categories.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of The Tempest provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's famous play.
The Tempest
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-04-11
The Tempest written by William Shakespeare and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-11 with Drama categories.
'How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in't!' Performed variously as escapist fantasy, celebratory fiction, and political allegory, The Tempest is one of the plays in which Shakespeare's genius as a poetic dramatist found its fullest expression. Significantly, it was placed first when published in the First Folio of 1623, and is now generally seen as the playwright's most penetrating statement about his art. The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark The New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition, these volumes offer readers the latest thinking on the authentic texts (collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work) alongside innovative introductions from leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
A Companion To Shakespeare S Works Volumr Iv
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Author : Richard Dutton
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
A Companion To Shakespeare S Works Volumr Iv written by Richard Dutton and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
This four-volume Companion to Shakespeare's Works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. Brings together new essays from a mixture of younger and more established scholars from around the world - Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Examines each of Shakespeare’s plays and major poems, using all the resources of contemporary criticism, from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analysis. Volumes are organized in relation to generic categories: namely the histories, the tragedies, the romantic comedies, and the late plays, problem plays and poems. Each volume contains individual essays on all texts in the relevant category, as well as more general essays looking at critical issues and approaches more widely relevant to the genre. Offers a provocative roadmap to Shakespeare studies at the dawning of the twenty-first century. This companion to Shakespeare’s poems, problem comedies and late plays contains original essays on Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, "Venus and Adonis", "The Rape of Lucrece", and "The Sonnets", as well as Pericles, The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, The Tempest, and The Two Noble Kinsmen.
Shakespeare Survey Volume 60 Theatres For Shakespeare
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Author : Peter Holland
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-11-22
Shakespeare Survey Volume 60 Theatres For Shakespeare written by Peter Holland and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. The theme for Shakespeare Survey 60 is 'Theatres for Shakespeare'.