Shakespeare in His Context: The Constellated GlobeRowman & Littlefield, 1989 - 207 pages 'As we expect from Bradbrook, always a pleasantly readable scholar, these papers consistently convey rich, penetrating, informative, durable perspectives on Shakespeare and the English Renaissance. Strongly recommended for all English literature and drama collections in four-year educational institutions and in graduate schools.' |
Contents
I What is Shakespeare? Tokyo | 3 |
II The Cause of Wit in Other Men Grahamstown | 11 |
III The Building of Tragic Character in Shakespeare Valencia | 24 |
IV Social Nuances in Shakespeares Early Comedies Oslo | 35 |
V Love and Courtesy in The Two Gentlemen of Verona Verona | 44 |
VI Romeo and Juliet in Performance Valencia | 58 |
VII The Phoenix and Turtle Cambridge | 74 |
VIII The Politics of Pageantry London | 95 |
The Constellated Globe | 129 |
X The Bankside in Elizabethan Times | 131 |
Bull | 147 |
Shakespeare and his Company | 165 |
and King Lear Dover Cliff Earth and Cosmos | 179 |
XIII Guy Butler South African Scene | 181 |
Acknowledgements | 203 |
Books and Essays by Muriel C Bradbrook 197888 | 205 |
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