| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages .) |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 9 |
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Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 9
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| Contents |
1. Theory of wonder; theatre of wonder -- 2. Vision and vocation in the theatre of God -- 3. Compounding "Errors" -- 4. Pericles; or, the past as fate and miracle -- 5. The Winter's Tale; or, filling up the graves |
| Summary |
Playwrights through history have used the emotion of wonder to explore the relation between feeling and knowing in the theatre. In Shakespeare and the Theatre of Wonder, T.G. Bishop argues that wonder provides a turbulent space, rich at once in emotion and self-consciousness, where the nature and value of knowing is brought into question. Bishop compares the treatment of wonder in classical philosophy and drama, and goes on to examine English cycle-plays, charting wonder's ambivalent relation to dogma and sacrament in the medieval religious theatre. Through extended readings of three of Shakespeare's plays - The Comedy of Errors, Pericles, and The Winter's Tale - Bishop argues that Shakespeare uses wonder as a key component of his dialectic between affirmation and critique. Wonder is shown as vital to the characteristic self-consciousness of Shakespeare's plays as acts of narrative inquiry and renovation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Comedy of errors.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Pericles.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Winter's tale.
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Knowledge, Theory of, in literature.
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Mysteries and miracle-plays, English -- History and criticism.
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Wonder in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511586221 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511586224 (electronic bk.) |
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