Shakespeare, Jonson, and the Claims of the Performative

ISBN-13: 9780367864880 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 146 str.

James Loxley; Mark Robson

Opis

This book brings works by Shakespeare and Jonson into alignment with aspects or elements of the concept of performativity, in order to show how that concept retains the potential both to underscore fresh readings of familiar texts and to illuminate fundamental theoretical issues around language, action and performance.

Spis treści

Introduction. Sea-changes 1. Promises 2. Excuses 3. Libels 4. Declarations 5. Animation 6. Seriousness 7. Theatre

O autorze

James Loxley is Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of Edinburgh.

Mark Robson teaches at the University of Nottingham.