Download or read book Shakespeare s Theatrical Notation written by Rudolf Stamm and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Stage written by Maurice Jonas and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare s Theatrical Notation written by Jörg Hasler and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Stage With a Complete List of Theatrical Terms Used by Shakespeare in His Plays and Poems Arranged in Alphabetical Order Explanatory Notes written by Maurice Jonas and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beginning of the English drama dates from a late period in the history of this country. Until the reign of Elizabeth, dramatic literature was really non-existent. During the Middle Ages, the religious drama held complete sway over the populace, producing such an abiding effect that no other kind of performance was tolerated. In England the first germs of a dramatic nature emanated from the church, chiefly in connection with the festival at Eastertide. At this time of the year the ritual was solemnized in a highly theatrical fashion. Processions marched round the sacred edifice, various scenes from the Gospels were introduced, accompanied by music and song. The festivals of Christmas and Corpus Christi were observed with great enthusiasm, sacred episodes taken from church history were acted with such fervour and ecstasy that the congregation remained spellbound during the service.The next development in the evolution of the drama is the representation of the liturgical play, written in Latin, gradually being superseded by the religious play written in the vernacular; the scenes depicted consisted chiefly of episodes in connection with the Birth of the Saviour, also of events narrating the Lives of the Saints, together with other legendary characters.All these scenes were called Miracle Plays, a name by which in this country all religious dramas were known, regardless of the origin of their source. In course of time these first offshoots of the ordinary service had grown to such dimensions that it was found impracticable that these spectacles should be presented inside the church, consequently, a larger space outside was deemed more convenient, but still remaining within the precincts. Even this innovation was not entirely successful, as the ground allotted for the performance was not extensive enough for the numerous throng that assembled on these occasions. Then a further step was taken by transferring the scene of action from the sacred precincts to the open spaces within the town. The development of the drama was greatly accelerated by this innovation. During the period that these plays formed part of the religious service, the clergy only were allowed the privilege of assuming the different characters, but when spectacular episodes were added to the ordinary ritual they became secularized by calling in the aid of the various guilds, assisted by professional entertainers. By these means the plays gradually lost their religious significance, finally being regarded as a popular form of amusement. By an act of Pope Gregory in 1210, the priests were forbidden to officiate in these interludes in any capacity, even if held inside the church. After the act had been confirmed by the Council of Trent in 1227, the clergy were strictly prohibited from joining the open-air performance.
Download or read book The Theatrical Notation of Roman and Pre Shakespearean Comedy written by Georg Rudolf and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book York Notes Companions Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama written by Hugh Mackay and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Notes on Shakespeare s Stage and Plays written by William Poel and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Stage written by Maurice Jonas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespeare and the Stage: With a Complete List of Theatrical, Terms Used by Shakespeare in His, Plays and Poems, Arranged in Alphabetical Order,& Explanatory Notes Shakespeare and the Stage: With a Complete List of Theatrical, Terms Used By Shakespeare in His, Plays and Poems, Arranged in Alphabetical Order,& Explanatory Notes was written by Maurice Jonas in 1918. This is a 445 page book, containing 102596 words and 66 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Stage written by Maurice Jonas and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Notes on Shakespeare s Stage and Plays written by William Poel and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating exploration of Shakespeare's stagecraft and plays, the authors draw on historical research and theatrical experience to provide insights into the workings of the Elizabethan theatre, the role of the audience, and the development of Shakespeare's plays. This is an essential read for anyone interested in Shakespeare, theatre history, or early modern drama. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Stage written by Maurice Jonas and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notes Upon Some of Shakespeare s Plays written by Frances Kemble and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the INTRODUCTORY - ON THE STAGE. THINGS dramatic and things theatrical are often confounded together in the minds of English people, who, being for the most part neither the one nor the other, speak and write of them as if they were identical, instead of, as they are, so dissimilar that they are nearly opposite. That which is dramatic in human nature is the passionate, emotional, humorous element, the simplest portion of our composition, after our mere instincts, to which it is closely allied, and this has no relation whatever, beyond its momentary excitement and gratification, to that which imitates it, and is its theatrical reproduction; the dramatic is the real, of which the theatrical is the false. Both nations and individuals in whom the dramatic temperament strongly preponderates are rather remarkable for a certain vivid simplicity of nature, which produces sincerity and vehemence of emotion and expression, but is entirely without the consciousness which is never absent from the theatrical element. Children are always dramatic, but only theatrical when they become aware that they are objects of admiring attention; in which case the assuming and dissembling capacity of acting develops itself comically and sadly enough in them. The Italians, nationally and individually, are dramatic; the French, on the contrary, theatrical; we English of the present day are neither the one nor the other, though our possession of the noblest dramatic literature in the world proves how deeply at one time our national character was imbued with elements which are now so latent as almost to be of doubtful existence; while, on the other hand, our American progeny are, as a nation, devoid of the dramatic element, and have a considerable infusion of that which is theatrical, delighting, like the Athenians of old, in processions, shows, speeches, oratory, demonstrations, celebrations, and declarations, and such displays of public and private sentiment as would be repugnant to English taste and feeling; to which theatrical tendency, and the morbid love of excitement which is akin to it, I attribute the fact that Americans, both nationally and individually, are capable of a certain sympathy with the French character, in which we are wanting. The combination of the power of representing passion and emotion with that of imagining or conceiving it-that is, of the theatrical talent with the dramatic temperament - is essential to make a good actor; their combination in the highest possible degree alone makes a great one. There is a specific comprehension of effect and the means of producing it, which, in some persons, is a distinct capacity, and this forms what actors call the study of their profession; and in this, which is the alloy necessary to make theatrical that which is only dramatic, lies the heart of their mystery and the snare of their craft in more ways than one: and this, the actor's business, goes sometimes absolutely against the dramatic temperament, which is nevertheless essential to it....
Download or read book The Plays of William Shakespeare Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1805 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare Theatre and Time written by Matthew Wagner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That Shakespeare thematized time thoroughly, almost obsessively, in his plays is well established: time is, among other things, a 'devourer' (Love's Labour's Lost), one who can untie knots (Twelfth Night), or, perhaps most famously, simply ‘out of joint’ (Hamlet). Yet most critical commentary on time and Shakespeare tends to incorporate little focus on time as an essential - if elusive - element of stage praxis. This book aims to fill that gap; Wagner's focus is specifically performative, asking after time as a stage phenomenon rather than a literary theme or poetic metaphor. His primary approach is phenomenological, as the book aims to describe how time operates on Shakespearean stages. Through philosophical, historiographical, dramaturgical, and performative perspectives, Wagner examines the ways in which theatrical activity generates a manifest presence of time, and he demonstrates Shakespeare’s acute awareness and manipulation of this phenomenon. Underpinning these investigations is the argument that theatrical time, and especially Shakespearean time, is rooted in temporal conflict and ‘thickness’ (the heightened sense of the present moment bearing the weight of both the past and the future). Throughout the book, Wagner traces the ways in which time transcends thematic and metaphorical functions, and forms an essential part of Shakespearean stage praxis.
Download or read book The Shakespeare Effect written by R. Shaughnessy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-06-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively and provocative study offers a radical reappraisal of a century of Shakespearean theatre. Topics addressed include modernist Shakespearean performance's relation with psychoanalysis, the hidden gender dynamics of the open stage movement, and the appropriation of Shakespeare himself as a dramatic fiction and theatrical icon.
Download or read book Notes Upon Some of Shakespeare s Plays written by Fanny Kemble and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notes Upon some of Shakespeare s Plays written by Frances Anne Kemble and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-10 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
