02317cam a22003735a 4500999001700000001001000017003000900027005001700036008004100053020002100094020002400115040003100139082002000170100003100190245010100221250002300322264005200345300002800397336002600425337002800451338002700479504005100506520084000557600005701397650010301454650007601557650004501633650004501678651001001723653002401733655002401757942001201781952015001793  c27378d27349009413130EG-ScBUE20210307095102.0981116r20001998enk    f b    001 0 eng d  a0521633583 (pbk)  a9780521633581 (pbk)  aUkbengerdacUkdEG-ScBUE04a822.33bKIE22210aKiernan, Pauline,eauthor.10aShakespeare's theory of drama /cPauline Kiernan, University of Reading and the Globe, Bankside.  aReprinted edition. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2000.  axii, 218 pages ;c22 cm  2rdacontentatextbtxt  2rdamediaaunmediatedbn  2rdacarrieravolumebnc  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aWhy 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.17aShakespeare, William,d1564-1616xAesthetics.2BUEsh 7aEnglish dramayEarly modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600xHistory and criticismxTheory, etc.2BUEsh 7aEnglish dramay17th centuryxHistory and criticismxTheory, etc.2BUEsh 7aAesthetics, Moderny16th century.2BUEsh 7aAesthetics, Moderny17th century.2BUEsh  2BUEsh  bHHUUEENNcApril2019  vReading book934232  2ddccBB  00102ddc40708BaccahaMAINbMAINc2NDd2019-04-15ePurchaseg550.00l4m14o822.33 KIEp000044565r2025-10-22 00:00:00s2025-10-21v687.50yBB