Shakespeare and the Popular Tradition in the Theater: Studies in the Social Dimension of Dramatic Form and Function
Author:   Robert Weimann ,  Robert Schwartz
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801835063


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   29 March 1987
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert Weimann ,  Robert Schwartz
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9780801835063


ISBN 10:   0801835062
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   29 March 1987
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Editor's Preface Introduction Chapter 1. The Mimus Chapter 2. The Folk Play and Social Custom Chapter 3. The Mystery Cycles Chapter 4. Moralities and Interludes Chapter 5. The Elizabethan Drama Chapter 6. Shakespeare's Theater: Tradition and Experiment Appendix Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index

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A magnificent study... [that] illuminates the role of folk culture in medieval drama, especially in the cycle plays and moralities, and convincingly carries the tradition forward into Elizabethan drama... We are fortunate indeed to have this book. -- David Bevington * Clio *


<p> A magnificent study... [that] illuminates the role of folk culture in medieval drama, especially in the cycle plays and moralities, and convincingly carries the tradition forward into Elizabethan drama... We are fortunate indeed to have this book. -- David Bevington, Clio


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Robert Weimann is professor of literature at the Academy of Arts of the German Democratic Republic in Berlin. His Structure and Society in Literatue is also available as a Johns Hopkins paperback.

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