UID:
almafu_9960118946202883
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 223 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-108-91090-4
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1-108-91032-7
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1-108-91525-6
Content:
Shakespeare and Lost Plays returns Shakespeare's dramatic work to its most immediate and (arguably) pivotal context; by situating it alongside the hundreds of plays known to Shakespeare's original audiences, but lost to us. David McInnis reassesses the value of lost plays in relation to both the companies that originally performed them, and to contemporary scholars of early modern drama. This innovative study revisits key moments in Shakespeare's career and the development of his company and, by prioritising the immense volume of information we now possess about lost plays, provides a richer, more accurate picture of dramatic activity than has hitherto been possible. By considering a variety of ways to grapple with the problem of lost, imperceptible, or ignored texts, this volume presents a methodology for working with lacunae in archival evidence and the distorting effect of Shakespeare-centric narratives, thus reinterpreting our perception of the field of early modern drama.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Mar 2021).
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Charting the landscape of loss -- Early Shakespeare : 1594-98 -- Shakespeare at the turn of the century : 1599-1603 -- Courting controversy : Shakespeare and the King's Men, 1604-08 -- Late Shakespeare : 1609-13 -- Loose canons : the lost Shakespeare apocrypha.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-84326-3
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108915250
