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Shakespeare And Music

By David Lindley

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
1903436184, 9781903436189
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4034873 bytes)
Series
Arden Shakespeare: Arden Critical Companions
Edition
1
Pages
296\297
Time added
2017-04-19 18:55:52
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Description

This unique and comprehensive study examines how music affects Shakespeare's plays and addresses the ways in which contemporary audiences responded to it. David Lindley sets the musical scene of Early Modern England, establishing the kinds of music heard in the streets, the alehouses, private residences and the theatres of the period and outlining the period's theoretical understanding of music. Focusing throughout on the plays as theatrical performances, this work analyzes the ways Shakespeare explores and exploits the conflicting perceptions of music at the time and its dramatic and thematic potential.

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