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Drama of a Nation : Public Theater in Renaissance England and Spain /

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, in the midst of an international florescence of drama, the English and Spanish theaters displayed striking and unique similarities. Although these two national theaters developed in relative isolation from each other, in both countries the plays synthe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cohen, Walter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Medieval Theater and the Structure of Feudalism
  • 2. Renaissance Theater and the Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism
  • 3. The Emergence of the Public Theater
  • 4. Aristocratic Adaptation: Romantic Comedy and the National History Play
  • 5. The Crisis of the Public Theater
  • 6. Aristocratic Failure: Satiric Comedy and the Forms of Serious Drama
  • 7. The Passing of the Public Theater: Intrigue Tragedy and Romance
  • Conclusion
  • Index