Interruptions in Early Modern English Drama
Seiten
2024
The Arden Shakespeare (Verlag)
978-1-350-23834-3 (ISBN)
The Arden Shakespeare (Verlag)
978-1-350-23834-3 (ISBN)
To interrupt, both on stage and off, is to wrest power. From the Ghost’s appearance in Hamlet to Celia’s frightful speech in Volpone, interruptions are an overlooked linguistic and dramatic form that delineates the balance of power within a scene. This book analyses interruptions as a specific form in dramatic literature, arguing that these everyday occurrences, when transformed into aesthetic phenomena, reveal illuminating connections: between characters, between actor and audience, and between text and reader.
Focusing on the works of William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and John Fletcher, Michael M. Wagoner examines interruptions that occur through the use of punctuation and stage directions, as well as through larger forms, such as conventions and dramaturgy. He demonstrates how studying interruptions may indicate aspects of authorial style – emphasizing a playwright’s use and control of a text – and how exploring relative power dynamics pushes readers and audiences to reconsider key plays and characters, providing new considerations of the relationships between Othello and Iago, or Macbeth and the Ghost of Banquo.
Focusing on the works of William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and John Fletcher, Michael M. Wagoner examines interruptions that occur through the use of punctuation and stage directions, as well as through larger forms, such as conventions and dramaturgy. He demonstrates how studying interruptions may indicate aspects of authorial style – emphasizing a playwright’s use and control of a text – and how exploring relative power dynamics pushes readers and audiences to reconsider key plays and characters, providing new considerations of the relationships between Othello and Iago, or Macbeth and the Ghost of Banquo.
Michael M. Wagoner is Assistant Professor of English at the United States Naval Academy, USA.
LIST OF FIGURES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction
Section One: Microinterruptions
Chapter One: Dialogue
Chapter Two: Self
Chapter Three: Action
Section Two: Macrointerruptions
Chapter Four: Dramaturgy
Chapter Five: Convention
Continuation
Bibliography
Notes
INDEX
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.10.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Arden Studies in Early Modern Drama |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Professor Douglas Bruster, Professor Lisa Hopkins |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 214 mm |
| Gewicht | 380 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-23834-1 / 1350238341 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-23834-3 / 9781350238343 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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