Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage: Passion's Slaves

by Bridget Escolme

Book Overview

Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage demonstrates the links made between excess of emotion and madness in the early modern period. It argues that the ways in which today's popular and theatrical cultures judge how much is too much can distort our understanding of early modern drama and theatre. It argues that permitting the excesses of the early modern drama onto the contemporary stage might free actors and audiences alike from assumptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1408179660
• ISBN13: 9781408179666
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.9"