Shakespeare's Festive World: Elizbethan Seasonal Entertainment and the Professional Stage
François Laroque's new perspective on Shakespeare's relation to popular culture has quickly become a classic of scholarship. Available now in paperback, the book opens new possibilities for Shakespeare studies, revealing the connections between his plays and the folklore, customs, games, and...
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François Laroque's new perspective on Shakespeare's relation to popular culture has quickly become a classic of scholarship. Available now in paperback, the book opens new possibilities for Shakespeare studies, revealing the connections between his plays and the folklore, customs, games, and celebrations of the Elizabethan festive tradition. This acclaimed study shows how Shakespeare mingled popular culture with aristocratic and royal forms of entertainment in ways that combined or clashed to produce new meaning.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780521457866 (0521457866)
ASIN: 521457866
Publish date: September 19th 1993
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 440
Edition language: English