Shakespeare, Popularity and the Public Sphere

ISBN-13: 9781316615164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 218 str.

Jeffrey S. Doty

Opis

This book argues that through dramatizations of 'popularity' - the attempt to win public opinion - Shakespeare's theatre fostered a critical public.

Recenzje

'… an engaging approach to the intersection of politics, publicity, and popularity in late sixteenth- and early seventeenth century England, illustrating the way these notions are portrayed and put into action in six plays by William Shakespeare.' Alejandro Garcia-Reidy, Bulletin of the Comediantes

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Richard II and the early modern public sphere; 3. Henry IV, the theater, and the popular appetite; 4. Political interpretation in Julius Caesar; 5. Measure for Measure and the problem of popularity; 6. Coriolanus the popular man; Conclusion; Bibliography.