02155cam a22003615a 4500 27378 27349 009413130 EG-ScBUE 20210307095102.0 981116r20001998enk f b 001 0 eng d 0521633583 (pbk) 9780521633581 (pbk) Uk eng rda Uk EG-ScBUE 822.33 KIE 22 Kiernan, Pauline, author. Shakespeare's theory of drama / Pauline Kiernan, University of Reading and the Globe, Bankside. Reprinted edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000. xii, 218 pages ; 22 cm rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Includes bibliographical references and index. Why did Shakespeare write drama? Did he have specific reasons for his choice of this art form? Did he have clearly defined aesthetic aims in what he wanted drama to do - and why? Pauline Kiernan opens up a new area of debate for Shakespearean criticism in showing that a radical, complex defence of drama which challenged the Renaissance orthodox view of poetry, history and art can be traced in Shakespeare's plays and poems. This study, first published in 1996, examines different stages in the canon to show that far from being restricted by the 'limitations' of drama, Shakespeare consciously exploits its capacity to accommodate temporality and change, and its reliance on the physical presence of the actor. This lively, readable book offers an original and scholarly insight into what Shakespeare wanted his drama to do and why. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Aesthetics. BUEsh English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism Theory, etc. BUEsh English drama 17th century History and criticism Theory, etc. BUEsh Aesthetics, Modern 16th century. BUEsh Aesthetics, Modern 17th century. BUEsh BUEsh HHUUEENN April2019 Reading book 34232 ddc BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 2ND 2019-04-15 Purchase 550.00 4 14 822.33 KIE 000044565 2025-10-22 00:00:00 2025-10-21 687.50 BB