Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres
Did Shakespeare's original audiences weep? Equally, while it seems obvious that they must have laughed at plays performed in early modern theatres, can we say anything about what their laughter sounded like, about when it occurred, and about how, culturally, it was interpreted? Related to both of these problems of audience behaviour is that of the stage representation of laughing, and weeping, both actions performed with astonishing frequency in early modern drama. Each action is associated with a complex set of non-verbal noises, gestures, and cultural overtones, and each is linked to audience behaviour through one of the axioms of Renaissan…
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- ISBN: 978-1-351-92299-9
- EAN: 9781351922999
- Produktnummer: 24387063
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 172 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'707 KB
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Matthew Steggle is Reader in English at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
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