Shakespeare, Popularity and the Public Sphere

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey S. Doty is an assistant professor of English at the University of North Texas. Klappentext This book argues that through dramatizations of 'popularity' - the attempt to win public opinion - Shakespeare's theatre fostered a critical public. Zusammenfassung When Shakespeare emphasized the importance of winning popular opinion! he offered ordinary playgoers a new understanding of power: to succeed! politicians needed the assent of the people. This book argues that Shakespeare's dramatization of 'popularity' encouraged playgoers to understand public relations tactics and that it underlined their role in a critical public sphere. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Richard II and the early modern public sphere; 3. Henry IV, the theater, and the popular appetite; 4. Political interpretation in Julius Caesar; 5. Measure for Measure and the problem of popularity; 6. Coriolanus the popular man; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey S. Doty, Jeffrey S. (University of North Texas) Doty, Doty Jeffrey S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2017
• EAN: 9781107163379
• ISBN: 978-1-107-16337-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean