Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The 'maister of al artifi ciall force and sleight': Castiglione's Literary Tempo -- 2. Arden of Faversham: Tempo and Judgement on the English Stage -- 3. Exercises in Judgement -- 4. Killing Time in Titus Andronicus -- 5. Taking Time for Love in As You Like It -- 6. Wasting Time with Puritans in Bartholomew Fair -- Coda -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
Fencing, Form and Cognition on the Early Modern Stage reveals an underexplored archive of Italian, English and German fencing texts, which were designed explicitly to teach tempo and judgement. This intervention in Shakespeare and Jonson scholarship provides critical new insights into the plots, pacing and characterisation of drama and attends to the ethical and pedagogical work displayed and accomplished by fencing and dramatic devices. It yields a robust theory of active waiting and brings the imbrications of appropriate timing and ethical decision-making to the fore
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-184) and index
Notes
In English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed January 20, 2023)
