Monty Python, Shakespeare and English Renaissance Drama - Brossura

Larsen, Darl

 
9780786415045: Monty Python, Shakespeare and English Renaissance Drama
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ISBN 10: 0786415045 ISBN 13: 9780786415045
Casa editrice: McFarland Publishing, 2003

Sinossi

At first consideration, it would seem that Shakespeare and Monty Python have very little in common other than that they re both English. Shakespeare wrote during the reign of a politically puissant Elizabeth, while Python flourished under an Elizabeth figurehead. Shakespeare wrote for rowdy theatre whereas Python toiled at a remove, for television. Shakespeare is The Bard; Python is-well-not. Despite all of these differences, Shakespeare and Monty are in fact related; this work considers both the differences and similarities between the two. It discusses Shakespeare s status as England s National Poet and Python s similar elevation. It explores various aspects of theatricality (troupe configurations, casting and writing choices, allusions to classical literature) used by Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Monty Python. It also covers the uses and abuses of history in Shakespeare and Python; humor, especially satire, in Shakespeare, Jonson, Dekker and Python; and the concept of the Other in Shakespearean and Pythonesque creations.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Darl Larsen is professor of theatre and media arts at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

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Editore
McFarland Publishing
Data di pubblicazione
2003
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0786415045
ISBN 13 
9780786415045
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
236
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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