Some Notes on Shakespeare's Stage and Plays (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Poel, William

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ISBN 10 : 133405147X ISBN 13 : 9781334051470

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Greek orR oman stage ;it embodies the varied conditions under which the public exhibitions of the day were given. For centuries the people had been accustomed to dramatic entertainments illustrating incidents from Scripture history and legends of the Church. These were performed without break or pause in the action from beginning to end, while at the same time they were devoid of plot and dramatic sequence ;yet this very failing gave the construction of Elizabethan drama its special charactef which, with one or two notable exceptions, was never characterized by skill in the development of the story. While on the other hand, the popular support of amusements that were merely a series of loosely connected incidents encouraged poet-dramatists to adopt a liberty in treatment and variety of subject altogether forbidden in classical drama. The ascendency of the native drama determined those playwrights who, while scholars, were yet men of the world, and deeply imbued with the spirit of the nation and of the age, to abandon the classical form of play emd model their work upon that which public taste demanded. These brought their classical learning to bear upon the popular plays, and, while retaining the freedom of treatment allowed in them, aimed at greater coherency and stronger characterization. Yet Elizabethan drama would still have remained indistinctive but for the genius of Marlowe, who, seeing the possibilities that were presented in the peoples drama, transfigured and recreated its form of expression so that it became a means of inspiration for future poets. And among others to Shakespeare, who gave unity of design and a continuity of interest that was planned on a philosophical basis, thus securing forE lizabethan drama a fame as great as that achieved by the Greek dramatists. Naturally, there were scholars of the day who still preferred the classical imit
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133405147X
• ISBN 13: 9781334051470
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 30
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