Crowd and rumour in Shakespeare /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wiegandt, Kai
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]
Series:	Studies in performance and early modern drama.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation. Crowds in literature. Rumor in literature. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Body; 1 'The Greatest and Most Savage Beast in the Whole World': The Idea of the Crowd in Shakespeare's Time; 2 Theories of the Crowd; 3 Class Conflict and Crowd Psychology: The Second Part of Henry VI; 4 The Metatheatricality of the Crowd: Julius Caesar; Part 2 Voice; 6 'Falsehoods Mingled with the Truth': Early Modern Concepts of Rumour; 7 Rumour Theory; 8 The Circulation of Fear: Richard III; 9 Rumour, Fame and Sound: The Second Part of Henry IV; 10 Rumour and Scepticism: Othello; Conclusion Shakespeare's Drama of Collectivity.
Appendix I Crowds and Rumours in Shakespeare's TimeAppendix II Overview of Relevant Previous Studies; Works Cited; Index.