Functions of Medieval English Stage Directions: Analysis and Catalogue

by Philip Butterworth

When we speak of theatre, we think we know what a stage direction is: we tend to think of it as an authorial requirement, devised to be complementary to the spoken text and directed at those who put on a play as to what, when, where, how or why a moment, action or its staging should be completed. This is the general understanding to condition a theatrical convention known as the 'stage direction'. As such, we recognise that the stage direction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103214663X
• ISBN13: 9781032146638
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"