This unique and comprehensive study examines how music affects Shakespeare's plays and addresses the ways in which contemporary audiences responded to it. David Lindley sets the musical scene of Early Modern England, establishing the kinds of music heard in the streets, the alehouses, private residences and the theatres of the period and outlining the period's theoretical understanding of music. Focusing throughout on the plays as theatrical performances, this work analyzes the ways Shakespeare explores and exploits the conflicting perceptions of music at the time and its dramatic and thematic potential.
| ISBN: | 9781903436189 |
| Publication date: | 26th September 2005 |
| Author: | David Lindley |
| Publisher: | The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Series: | Arden Critical Companions |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Music |
This unique and comprehensive study examines how music affects Shakespeare's plays and addresses the ways in which contemporary audiences responded to it. David Lindley sets the musical scene of Early Modern England, establishing the kinds of music heard in the streets, the alehouses, private residences and the theatres of the period and outlining the period's theoretical understanding of music. Focusing throughout on the plays as theatrical performances, this work analyzes the ways Shakespeare explores and exploits the conflicting perceptions of music at the time and its dramatic and thematic potential.
Shakespeare And Music features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Music
Shakespeare And Music is available in Paperback, Hardback
Shakespeare And Music was written by David Lindley and published by The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Shakespeare And Music has 296 pages
Yes it is part of Arden Critical Companions series