Shakespeare: The Theater and the Book

Robert S. Knapp

Published by Princeton University Press 1989

Shakespeare

The Theater and the Book

Robert S. Knapp

Volume 962 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400859962

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This book explores the reasons for the lasting freshness and modernity of Shakespeare's plays, while revising the standard history of English medieval and Renaissance drama. Robert Knapp argues that changes in the authority of English monarchs, in the differentiation and integration of English society, in the realization of human figures on stage, and in the understanding of signs helped produce scripts that still compel us to the act of interpretation.

Originally published in 1989.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
NOTE ON TEXTS AND ABBREVIATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
ONE. The Literariness of Shakespeare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
TWO. The Body of the Sign Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
THREE. The Idea of the Play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
FOUR. The Moving Image Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
FIVE. Shakespearean Authority Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247

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