A Defence of Pretence: Civility and the Theatre in Early Modern England - Paperback
by Indira Ghose
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691269986ISBN-10:069126998XUPC:9780691269986Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Renaissance, DramaSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCN6B36FEB
How the drama of Shakespeare's time demonstrates the tensions within civility
Is civility merely a matter of reinforcing status and excluding others? Or is it a lubricant in a polarised world, enabling us to overcome tribal loyalties and cooperate for the common good? In A Defence of Pretence, Indira Ghose argues that it is both. Ghose turns to the drama of Shakespeare's time to explore the...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691269986ISBN-10:069126998XUPC:9780691269986Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Renaissance, DramaSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCN6B36FEB
Indira Ghose is emeritus professor of English at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. She is the author of Women Travellers in Colonial India, Shakespeare and Laughter: A Cultural History, Much Ado About Nothing: Language and Writing and Shakespeare in Jest.
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