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Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres
Language: en
Pages: 182
Authors: Matthew Steggle
Categories: Literary Criticism
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How and when did Shakespeare's audiences laugh, and weep, in early modern theatres? And when laughter, or weeping, were represented on that stage-as they are in
Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Matthew Steggle
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-05 - Publisher: Routledge

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Did Shakespeare's original audiences weep? Equally, while it seems obvious that they must have laughed at plays performed in early modern theatres, can we say a
Why Only Humans Weep
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Ad Vingerhoets
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-02-28 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

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Crying has fascinated mankind for millenia. Since ancient times, we have known that emotional tears are a unique human characteristic. Unsurprisingly, over hund
Shakespeare and the Play Scripts of Private Prayer
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Ceri Sullivan
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-09-04 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Early modern private prayer is skilled at narrative and drama. In manuals and sermons on how to pray, collections of model prayers, scholarly treatises about bi
Shakespeare and the Politics of Commoners
Language: en
Pages: 279
Authors: Chris Fitter
Categories: Literary Criticism
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Shakespeare and the Politics of Commoners is a highly original contribution to our understanding of Shakespeare's plays. It breaks important new ground in intro