World's a Stage : Shakespeare and the Dramatic View of Life.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- COMMENDATORY FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER ONE SHAKESPEARE AND THE DRAMATIC VIEW OF LIFE -- CHAPTER TWO THE WORLD AS STAGE IN THE TAMING OF THE SHREW -- CHAPTER THREE WHAT IS THE DREAM IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM? -- CHAPTER FOUR 'I SHALL HENCEFORTH BE MYSELF 'HENRY V, KING OF PLAYERS OR ROYAL HYPOCRITE? -- CHAPTER FIVE: ROSALIND AS PLAYER-PLAYWRIGHT IN AS YOU LIKE IT -- CHAPTER SIX TONIGHT WE IMPROVISE: HAMLET AND THE LIMITS OF PLAYING -- CHAPTER SEVEN IF I RULED THE WORLD: DUKE VINCENTIO PLAYS GOD IN MEASURE FOR MEASURE -- CHAPTER EIGHT SHAKESPEARE'S GOODBYE TO THE STAGE: THE TEMPEST AND ITS AFTERLIFE -- CHAPTER NINE SHAKESPEARE'S FINAL AMBIGUITY: THE WORLD IS AND IS NOT A STAGE -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX.
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Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Performing arts. Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Technique. Performing arts in literature. Theater in literature. Acting in literature. Play within a play.