The Shakespearean stage space /

How did Renaissance theatre create its powerful effects with so few resources? In The Shakespearean Stage Space, Mariko Ichikawa explores the original staging of plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries to build a new picture of the artistry of the Renaissance stage. Dealing with problematic scen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ichikawa, Mariko
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history > To 1625. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history > England > London. Theaters > Stage-setting and scenery > England > History > 16th century. Theaters > Stage-setting and scenery > England > History > 17th century. Theater > England > London > History > 16th century. Theater > England > London > History > 17th century. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism. English drama > 17th century > History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Table of Contents:

Playhouses, play texts and the theatrical language
'Maluolio within'
'Music within' and 'Music above'
Were the doors open or closed?
'Enter Brutus in his Orchard
What to do with onstage corpses?
Conclusion: the Shakespearean stage space and stage directions.