Games and theatre in Shakespeare's England /:

This collection of essays brings together theories of play and game with theatre and performance to produce new understandings of the history and design of early modern English drama. Through literary analysis and embodied practice, an international team of distinguished scholars examines a wide ran...

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Other Authors: Bishop, Tom, 1960- (Editor), Bloom, Gina (Editor), Lin, Erika T., 1972- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]
Series:Cultures of play, 1300-1700.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This collection of essays brings together theories of play and game with theatre and performance to produce new understandings of the history and design of early modern English drama. Through literary analysis and embodied practice, an international team of distinguished scholars examines a wide range of games--from dicing to bowling to roleplaying to videogames--to uncover their fascinating ramifications for the stage in Shakespeare's era and our own. Foregrounding ludic elements challenges the traditional view of drama as principally mimesis, or imitation, revealing stageplays to be improvisational experiments and participatory explorations into the motive, means, and value of recreation. Delving into both canonical masterpieces and hidden gems, this innovative volume stakes a claim for play as the crucial link between games and early modern theatre, and for the early modern theatre as a critical site for unraveling the continued cultural significance and performative efficacy of gameplay today.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048553525
9048553520

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