| Constructing Monsters in Shakespeare's Drama and Early Modern Culture 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Burnett, Mark Thornton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333914341 ISBN-13: 9780333914342 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: "Constructing 'Monsters' in Shakespearean Drama and Early Modern Culture" argues for the crucial place of the 'monster' in the early modern imagination. The author traces the metaphorical significance of 'monstrous' forms across a range of early modern exhibition spaces - fairground displays, 'cabinets of curiosity' and court entertainments - to contend that the 'monster' finds its most intriguing manifestation in the investments and practices of contemporary theater. The study's new readings of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Jonson make a powerful case for the drama's contribution to debates about the 'extraordinary body'. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union) |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2002072630 |
| Series: Early Modern Literature in History |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.82" W x 8.78" (1.01 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Constructing 'Monsters' in Shakespearean Drama and Early Modern Culture argues for the crucial place of the 'monster' in the early modern imagination. Burnett traces the metaphorical significance of 'monstrous' forms across a range of early modern exhibition spaces - fairground displays, 'cabinets of curiosity' and court entertainments - to contend that the 'monster' finds its most intriguing manifestation in the investments and practices of contemporary theatre. The study's new readings of Shakespeare, Marlowe and Jonson make a powerful case for the drama's contribution to debates about the 'extraordinary body'. |