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Shakespeare and material culture / Catherine Richardson.

  • Accession number

    83446257

  • Class

    Reading Room - 72/RIC

  • ISBN

    9780199562282 (hbk.), 0199562288 (hbk.), 9780199562275 (pbk.), 019956227X (pbk.)

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    xii, 221 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

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Bibliography, etc. note: Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary, etc: What is the significance of Shylock's ring in The Merchant of Venice? How does Shakespeare create Gertrude's closet in Hamlet? Why does Ariel prepare a banquet in The Tempest? In order to answer these questions, 'Shakespeare and Material Culture' looks at performance from the perspective of the material conditions of staging.