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Passionate Playgoing in Early Modern England

Allison P Hobgood author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:26th Oct '17

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Passionate Playgoing in Early Modern England examines the emotional effect of stage performance on the minds of the early modern theatre audience.

How were early modern playgoers emotionally moved by theatre performances, and how did their reactions in turn influence the stage? Through detailed case studies of canonical plays by Shakespeare, Jonson and others, Allison P. Hobgood tells a new story of emotional encounters between playgoers and the Renaissance stage.Allison P. Hobgood tells a new story about the emotional experiences of theatregoers in Renaissance England. Through detailed case studies of canonical plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, Kyd and Heywood, the reader will discover what it felt like to be part of performances in English theatre and appreciate the key role theatregoers played in the life of early modern drama. How were spectators moved - by delight, fear or shame, for example - and how did their own reactions in turn make an impact on stage performances? Addressing these questions and many more, this book discerns not just how theatregoers were altered by drama's affective encounters, but how they were undeniable influences upon those encounters. Overall, Hobgood reveals a unique collaboration between the English world and stage, one that significantly reshapes the ways we watch, read and understand early modern drama.

ISBN: 9781108438728

Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 13mm

Weight: 370g

246 pages