Shakespeare's Festive World: Elizbethan Seasonal Entertainment and the Professional Stage

François Laroque's new perspective on Shakespeare's relation to popular culture has quickly become a classic of scholarship. Available now in paperback, the book opens new possibilities for Shakespeare studies, revealing the connections between his plays and the folklore, customs, games, and celebrations of the Elizabethan festive tradition. This acclaimed study shows how Shakespeare mingled popular culture with aristocratic and royal forms of entertainment in ways that combined or clashed to produce new meaning.

Author: Frangois Laroque
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/24/1993
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.91h x 5.96w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9780521457866

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