"In this work of scholarship and creativity, Meagher argues that Shakespeare has been misunderstood because of a failure to recognize his own directions as a playwright. Through an examination of several of his plays Meagher uncovers Shakespeare as artist, director, and actor."-…
In this work of scholarship and creativity, John Meagher argues that we have understood Shakespeare incorrectly by failing to recognize his own directions as playwright, his dramatic designs, his plotting and use of sources, the deployment of his acting company, and the characte…
Disguise devices figure in many early modern English plays and an examination of them clearly affords an important reflection on the growth of early theatre as well as on important aspects of the developing nation. In this study, Hyland examines various conceptual and practical …
Disguise devices figure in many early modern English plays, and an examination of them clearly affords an important reflection on the growth of early theatre as well as on important aspects of the developing nation. Here, Hyland examines various conceptual issues that provide a …
This is a study of the role of disguise devices in early modern English drama that focuses on the theatrical or material performance of spectacle of disguise, which Hyland (early modern literature and drama, U. of Western Ontario, Canada) argues other scholars have tended to neg…
This is a study of the role of disguise devices in early modern English drama that focuses on the theatrical or material performance of spectacle of disguise, which Hyland (early modern literature and drama, U. of Western Ontario, Canada) argues other scholars have tended to neg…
Disguise devices figure in many early modern English plays and an examination of them clearly affords an important reflection on the growth of early theatre as well as on important aspects of the developing nation. In this study, Hyland examines various conceptual and practical …
"Offering evidence of women's extensive contributions to the theatrical landscape, this volume sharply challenges the assumption that the stage was 'all male' in early modern England. The editors and contributors argue that the pervasiveness of female performance affected cultur…
