Stage, stake, and scaffold [electronic resource] : humans and animals in Shakespeare's theatre /
by H�ofele, Andreas.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xii, 315 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191731075 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Animals | Theater -- England -- History -- 17th centuryOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In Shakespeare's London, the stage of the playhouse, the stake of the bear baiting arena, and the scaffold of public execution constituted an ensemble of related spectacles that shared the same audiences. Andreas Hofele argues that this generated a powerful exchange of images and a spill-over of animal features into Shakespeare's characters.
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In Shakespeare's London, the stage of the playhouse, the stake of the bear baiting arena, and the scaffold of public execution constituted an ensemble of related spectacles that shared the same audiences. Andreas Hofele argues that this generated a powerful exchange of images and a spill-over of animal features into Shakespeare's characters.
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