ENGLISH

Shakespeare's Dramatic Structures

By Anthony Brennan

Book information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Year
2005
ISBN
9781136558450, 9780415352758
LCC
PR2976
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
658 kB (674284 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
174\0
Time added
2023-08-05 14:10:31
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Description

First published in 1986. The focus of this book is the dramatic strategies of scenic repetition and character separation. The author traces the way in which Shakesperare often presents recurring gestures, dramatic interactions, and complex scenic structures at widely separated intervals in a play - thereby providing an internal system of cross-reference for an audience. He also examines the way in which Shakespeare increases the dramatic voltage in central relationships by limiting the access key characters have to each other on stage. These strategies, it is argued, are indelible marks of Shakespeare's craftsmanship which survive all attempts to obliterate it in many modern productions.

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