Spatial Representations and the Jacobean Stage

R. West

ISBN 10: 1349429821 / ISBN 13: 9781349429820

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, GB, 2002

About this Item

Spatial Representations and the Jacobean Stage offers a timely alternative to theatre criticism's neglect of the intensely spatial character of theatrical performance. The book shows that early modern audiences were highly aware of the spatial aspects of the stage. West examines the ways Jacobean dramatists used stage space to explore the spatial transformations of early modern society - social mobility, wandering populations, rural enclosure, sea travel, localized empirical thought. Dramas by Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton and Webster are scrutinized for their treatment of these controversial themes. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781349429820

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spatial Representations and the Jacobean Stage
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, GB
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349429821
• ISBN 13: 9781349429820
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.97W x 1.65H x 21.59D centimeters 13.97 centimeters width by 1.65 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 370 grams

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Synopsis

Spatial Representations and the Jacobean Stage offers a timely alternative to theatre criticism's neglect of the intensely spatial character of theatrical performance. The book shows that early modern audiences were highly aware of the spatial aspects of the stage. West examines the ways Jacobean dramatists used stage space to explore the spatial transformations of early modern society - social mobility, wandering populations, rural enclosure, sea travel, localized empirical thought. Dramas by Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton and Webster are scrutinized for their treatment of these controversial themes.

About the Author

RUSSELL WEST is a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Lüneburg, Germany.