Shakespeare's Shakespeare: How the Plays Were Made

by John Meagher

Overview

In this work of scholarship and creativity, Meagher argues that Shakespeare has been misunderstood because of a failure to recognize his own directions as a playwright. Through an examination of several of his plays Meagher uncovers Shakespeare as artist, director, and actor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474247443
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/17/2015
Series:	Shakespeare: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

John Meagher was Professor of English and Theology at St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, Canada.

Table of Contents

Preface
1 If We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will
What this is about, and why it is needed
2 How Long Is't Now Since Last Your Self And I Were In A Masque?
How we lost, and may recover, Shakespeare's own dramaturgy
3 A Local Habitation, And A Name
A self-portrait of the artist as a dramaturge
4 In Short Space, It Rain's Down Fortune
Shakespeare's use of space and place
5 Devise The Fittest Time, And Safest Way
Shakespeare's treatment of time and continuity
6 And I May Hide My Face, Let Me Play Thisby Too
The dramaturgy and dramatics of role-doubling
7 A Good Plot, Good Friends, And Full Of Expectation
Shakespeare's plotting of plays and management of sources
8 Stuffed, As They Say, With Honorable Parts
Shakespeare's dramaturgy of character
9 A Taste Of Your Quality: Come, A Passionate Speech
Shakespeare's language, especially his dramatic verse and prose
10 The Purpose Of Playing … At The First And Now
The aims of Shakespearean dramaturgy
Notes