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Theatre and Testimony in Shakespeare's England: A Culture of Mediation

Holger Schott Syme
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Description:Publisher: Holger Syme presents a radically new explanation for the theatre's importance in Shakespeare's time. He portrays early modern England as a culture of mediation, dominated by transactions in which one person stood in for another, giving voice to absent speakers or bringing past events to life. No art form related more immediately to this culture than the theatre. Arguing against the influential view that the period underwent a crisis of representation, Syme draws upon extensive archival research in the fields of law, demonology, historiography and science to trace a pervasive conviction that testimony and report, delivered by properly authorised figures, provided access to truth. Through detailed close readings of plays by Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare – in particular Volpone, Richard II and The Winter's Tale – and analyses of criminal trial procedures, the book constructs a revisionist account of the nature of representation on the early modern stage.• Draws upon broad archival research, allowing readers to make connections between seemingly separate aspects of early modern culture, such as law, science and historiography • Contains in-depth treatments of legal history, avoiding technical jurisprudential language and topics, providing readers with an accessible account of common law practice • Provides a new model for the relationship between early modern theatre and its cultural context, highlighting the importance of readings of literary texts as perspectives on early modern culture at largeContentsIntroduction: the authenticity of mediation; 1. Trial representations: live and scripted testimony in criminal prosecutions; 2. Judicial digest: Edward Coke reads the Essex papers; 3. Performance anxiety: bringing scripts to life in court and on stage; 4. Royal depositions: Richard II, early modern historiography, and the authority of deferral; 5. The reporter's presence: narrative as theatre in The Winter's Tale; Epilogue: the theatre of the twice-told tale; Select bibliography.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Theatre and Testimony in Shakespeare's England: A Culture of Mediation. To get started finding Theatre and Testimony in Shakespeare's England: A Culture of Mediation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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304
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
2011
ISBN
110701185X

Theatre and Testimony in Shakespeare's England: A Culture of Mediation

Holger Schott Syme
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Description: Publisher: Holger Syme presents a radically new explanation for the theatre's importance in Shakespeare's time. He portrays early modern England as a culture of mediation, dominated by transactions in which one person stood in for another, giving voice to absent speakers or bringing past events to life. No art form related more immediately to this culture than the theatre. Arguing against the influential view that the period underwent a crisis of representation, Syme draws upon extensive archival research in the fields of law, demonology, historiography and science to trace a pervasive conviction that testimony and report, delivered by properly authorised figures, provided access to truth. Through detailed close readings of plays by Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare – in particular Volpone, Richard II and The Winter's Tale – and analyses of criminal trial procedures, the book constructs a revisionist account of the nature of representation on the early modern stage.• Draws upon broad archival research, allowing readers to make connections between seemingly separate aspects of early modern culture, such as law, science and historiography • Contains in-depth treatments of legal history, avoiding technical jurisprudential language and topics, providing readers with an accessible account of common law practice • Provides a new model for the relationship between early modern theatre and its cultural context, highlighting the importance of readings of literary texts as perspectives on early modern culture at largeContentsIntroduction: the authenticity of mediation; 1. Trial representations: live and scripted testimony in criminal prosecutions; 2. Judicial digest: Edward Coke reads the Essex papers; 3. Performance anxiety: bringing scripts to life in court and on stage; 4. Royal depositions: Richard II, early modern historiography, and the authority of deferral; 5. The reporter's presence: narrative as theatre in The Winter's Tale; Epilogue: the theatre of the twice-told tale; Select bibliography.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Theatre and Testimony in Shakespeare's England: A Culture of Mediation. To get started finding Theatre and Testimony in Shakespeare's England: A Culture of Mediation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
304
Format
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
2011
ISBN
110701185X

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