Shakespeare and the Culture of Paradox (Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama)

by PeterG.Platt (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2009

  $153.65

  Exploring Shakespeare's intellectual interest in placing both characters and audiences in a state of uncertainty, mystery, and doubt, this book interrogates the use of paradox in Shakespeare's plays and in performance. It also considers the paradoxes of theater and live performance that were central to Shakespearean drama.