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Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage

Bridget Escolme · 2013

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"Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage demonstrates the links made between excess of emotion and madness in the early modern period. It argues that the ways in which today's popular and theatrical cultures judge how much is too much can distort our understanding of early modern drama and theatre. It argues that permitting the excesses of the early modern drama onto the contemporary stage might free actors and audiences alike from assumptions that in order to engage with the drama of the past, its characters must be just like us".

Book details

Year
2013
Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Editions
5
Pages
344
ISBN
9781408179673

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