Matthew Steggle

Speed and Flight in Shakespeare

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Shakespeare's plays are fascinated by the problems of speed and flight. They are repeatedly interested in humans, spirits, and objects that move very fast; become airborne; and in some cases even travel into space. In Speed and Flight in Shakespeare, the first study of any kind on the subject, Steggle looks at how Shakespeare's language explores ideas of speed and flight, and what theatrical resources his plays use to represent these states. Shakespeare has, this book argues, an aesthetic of speed and flight. Featuring chapters on The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, Macbeth and The Tempest, this study… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-3-030-93656-3
EAN: 9783030936563
Produktnummer: 38314800
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Seitenangabe: 148 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.3 cm 313 g
Auflage: 1st ed. 2022
Abbildungen: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 313

Über den Autor

Matthew Steggle is Professor of English at the University of Bristol, UK. His research interests include early modern literature and drama, with a particular focus on historicized performance studies, and acoustic approaches to early modern drama. His publications include four monographs on early modern drama; editions of plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, and Brome; and dozens of scholarly articles and book chapters. Steggle is also Co-editor of the AHRC-funded Oxford Works of John Marston project, and of the Lost Plays Database.