Theatres and Encyclopedias in Early Modern Europe
Author | : William N. West |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2006-11-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521030617 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521030618 |
Rating | : 4/5 (618 Downloads) |
Download or read book Theatres and Encyclopedias in Early Modern Europe written by William N. West and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the discourses and practices that defined Renaissance theater, as related to the development of encyclopedic texts and vice versa. Looking at what "theater" meant to medieval and Renaissance writers and critics, William West sets Renaissance drama within one of its cultural and intellectual contexts. Although the study focuses on the Renaissance, it also draws on and analyzes substantial classical and medieval material. It is of equal interest to intellectual historians, theater historians and students of early literature.