In this Book
- Marlowe, Shakespeare, and the Economy of Theatrical Experience
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press
summary
This study explores the structure of psychological, social and political exchanges that were negotiated between audiences and plays in Elizabethan public theatres in a period ostensibly dominated by Shakespeare, but strongly rooted in Marlowe.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- A Note on Texts
- pp. xi-xii
- Prefatory Note
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Part One: The Economy of Theatrical Experience
- 1. The Terms of Engagement
- pp. 9-37
- Part Two: The Webs of Plays
- 3. The Tamburlaine Phenomenon
- pp. 67-93
- 4. Banquo's Ghost
- pp. 94-118
- Part Three: A Poetics of Demystification
- 5. King Edward's Body
- pp. 121-135
- 6. Radical Shakespeare
- pp. 136-158
- Part Four: Corrupt Texts
- 7. Machiavel's Ghost
- pp. 161-180
- 8. The Unaccommodating Text
- pp. 181-198
- Conclusion: The Imaginary Audience
- pp. 199-204
- Works Cited
- pp. 225-234
Additional Information
ISBN
9781512801569
Related ISBN(s)
9780812231021
MARC Record
OCLC
44961443
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1992
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