Dissembling disability in early modern english drama
Auteur :
Row-Heyveld, Lindsey
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030063719
Date de publication :
25 janv. 2019
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Why do able-bodied characters fake disability in 40 early modern English plays? By illuminating this neglected tradition, this book fills an important gap in both disability history and literary studies, and explores how fears of counterfeit disability created a feedback loop of performance and suspicion.