In this book, David Mann examines the influence of the Elizabethan cross-dressed tradition on the performance and conception of Shakespeare's female roles through an analysis of all 205 extant plays written for the adult theatre. The study provides both an historical context, showing how performance practice developed in the era before Shakespeare, and a comparative one, in revealing how dramatists in general treated their female characters and the influence their characterisation had upon Shakespeare's writing. The book challenges many views of the sexual ethos of Elizabethan theatre,...
In this book, David Mann examines the influence of the Elizabethan cross-dressed tradition on the performance and conception of Shakespeare's female r...
David Mann found his calling early in life by making others laugh as a class clown.
He went on to become a professional humor therapist. He shares the gift of laughter and how it transformed his life in this guide to making people smile.
You may laugh out loud as you read about the pranks he played as a kid, which taught him how humor can be used-and misused. He honed his comedic skills as a camp director helping youngsters and as an adult seeking to navigate life's everyday challenges.
As you read, you'll learn how to: apply techniques that result in healing humor outcomes for...
David Mann found his calling early in life by making others laugh as a class clown.
He went on to become a professional humor therapist. He shar...
David Mann found his calling early in life by making others laugh as a class clown.
He went on to become a professional humor therapist. He shares the gift of laughter and how it transformed his life in this guide to making people smile.
You may laugh out loud as you read about the pranks he played as a kid, which taught him how humor can be used-and misused. He honed his comedic skills as a camp director helping youngsters and as an adult seeking to navigate life's everyday challenges.
As you read, you'll learn how to: apply techniques that result in healing humor outcomes for...
David Mann found his calling early in life by making others laugh as a class clown.
He went on to become a professional humor therapist. He shar...
In this book, first published in 1991, David Mann argues for more attention to the performer in the study of Elizabethan plays and less concern for their supposed meanings and morals. He concentrates on a collection of extracts from plays which show the Elizabethan actor as a character onstage. He draws from the texts a range of issues concerning performance practice: the nature of iterance; doubling and its implications for presentational acting; the importance of clowning and improvisation; and the effects of audience and venue on the dynamics of performance.
The author suggests...
In this book, first published in 1991, David Mann argues for more attention to the performer in the study of Elizabethan plays and less concern for...
