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Shakespeare and the mannerist tradition : a reading of five problem plays

Title
Shakespeare and the mannerist tradition : a reading of five problem plays / Jean-Pierre Maquerlot.
Author
Maquerlot, Jean-Pierre.
Publication
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

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Description
xi, 197 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Note
  • Plays reappraised are: Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida, All's well that ends well, and Measure for measure.
  • Based on the author's thesis (doctoral, University of Provence, 1989).
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191) and index.
Contents
1. The problem of Mannerism -- 2. From art to theatre: towards a definition of Mannerism -- 3. Mannerism in reaction to formalism -- 4. Julius Caesar and 'dramatic coquetry' -- 5. Hamlet: optical effects -- 6. When playing is foiling: Troilus and Cressida -- 7. Mostrar l'arte: All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure -- 8. The end of the Mannerist moment.
ISBN
0521410835
LCCN
94049726
OCLC
ocm31901211
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries