Jeffrey S. Doty

Shakespeare, Popularity and the Public Sphere

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that through dramatizations of 'popularity' - the attempt to win public opinion - Shakespeare's theatre fostered a critical public.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781316615164
• ISBN-10: 1316615162
• Artikelnr.: 60796925

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey S. Doty is an assistant professor of English at the University of North Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Richard II and the early modern public sphere
3. Henry IV, the theater, and the popular appetite
4. Political interpretation in Julius Caesar
5. Measure for Measure and the problem of popularity
6. Coriolanus the popular man
Conclusion
Bibliography.