Stage, stake, and scaffold: humans and animals in shakespeare's theatre
Auteur :
Höfele, Andreas
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198701019
Date de publication :
9 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,7 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
488 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In Shakespeare's London, the stage of the playhouse, the stake of the bear baiting arena, and the scaffold of public execution constituted an ensemble of related spectacles that shared the same audiences. Andreas Höfele argues that this generated a powerful exchange of images and a spill-over of animal features into Shakespeare's characters.