The Pursuit of Style in Early Modern Drama: Forms of Talk on the London Stage

ISBN-13: 9781316517468 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Matthew Hunter

Opis

Matthew Hunter shows how early modern plays modeled diverse styles of talk for audiences inhabiting a newly public world.

Recenzje

'Matthew Hunter brings an entirely fresh perspective to the notion of style in early modern drama, conceiving it in terms of generative forms directly affecting interaction in the public world. He shows, on the one hand, how people adapted such polished theatrical forms as 'tough talk,' 'court talk,' or' 'love talk' as scripts for their own social performances, and, on the other, how people reacted to one another's 'misfires' in their attempts at stylistic appropriation. The book brilliantly illuminates the dialogic feedback loop by which stage-plays both create and parody the public's aspirational pursuit of style.' Lynne Magnusson, University of Toronto

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; Introduction: speaking of style; 1. Stage Talk; 2. Love Talk; 3. Court Talk; 4. Tough Talk; 5. Plain Talk; Afterword: speaking of judgment; Selected works cited; Index.