Shakespeare and the Admiral's Men: Reading Across Repertories on the London Stage, 1594-1600

ISBN-13: 9781107434387 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 236 str.

Tom Rutter

Opis

This book examines the two-way influence between Shakespeare and his company's main competitors in the 1590s, the Admiral's Men.

Recenzje

'Rutter displays deep knowledge of the plays he discusses and of the scholarship that precedes him. His book, lucid and economical in style, introduces new perspectives on the plays and lays out numerous intertextual connections. The book will have a long shelf life as required reading for students and scholars of Renaissance drama …' Donna B. Hamilton, Early Theatre

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Note on dating; Introduction; 1. 'How might we make a famous comedie': from A Knack to Know an Honest Man to The Merchant of Venice; 2 'Hobgoblins abroad': from Doctor Faustus to A Midsummer Night's Dream; 3. 'I speak of Africa and golden joys': Henry IV and the Stukeley plays; 4. 'Sundrie variable and pleasing humors': new comedies, 1597–8; 5. 'Nor pure religion by their lips profaned': Oldcastle, Robin Hood, and As You Like It; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.