Shakespeare and public execution

著者

• Mitchell, Charles

書誌事項

Shakespeare and public execution

Charles Mitchell

Edwin Mellen Press, c2004

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-142) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This study demonstrates how Shakespeare utilized a strategy of manipulating the language and conventions of public execution, specifically in The Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus, Richard III, Measure for Measure, and The Tempest. It uses audience-reception theory and new historicism, as well as non-dramatic texts (popular literature and ballads) to demonstrate the knowledge and experiences of execution that the audiences of Shakespeare's time took with them to the theatre. With illustrations.

目次

• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. London's Topography of Punishment
• 3. Execution and the Marketplace in The Comedy of Errors
• 4. Titus Andronicus and the "Death Speech"
• 5. "Tis a Vile Thing to Die": Shakespeare's Death Row in Richard III
• 6. Preparing for Death in Measure for Measure
• 7. Still Harping on Execution in The Tempest
• 8. Conclusion
• Appendix A: Glossary of Common Execution Jargon
• Appendix B: Psalm 51, The "Neck Verse"
• Appendix C: Plays Known to Be Drawn from Famous Murders and Executions
• Appendix D: Selected Titles of Goodnight Ballads in Circulation During Shakespeare's Career
• Appendix E: Song from Mother Bombie
• Bibliography
• Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB26960338
• ISBN:
  • 0773465537
• LCCN: 2003066511
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Lewiston, N.Y.
• ページ数/冊数: viii, 145 p., [12] p. of plates
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : PR3069.E92
  • DC22 : 822.3/3
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation
  • LCSH : Executions and executioners in literature
  • LCSH : Death in literature