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Shakespeare and the Institution of Theatre

‘The Best in this Kind’

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  • © 2009

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  1. Erica Sheen
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Part of the book series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies (PASHST)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Institution of Theatre

    • Erica Sheen
    Pages 1-18

  3. Nebuchadnezzar’s Tree

    • Erica Sheen
    Pages 19-42

  4. A Pleasure and a Profit: The Taming of the Shrew

    • Erica Sheen
    Pages 43-51

  5. Welcome to our Chamber: The History of Richard III, Sir Thomas More, Richard III

    • Erica Sheen
    Pages 52-71

  6. Calling Fools into a Circle: The Woman’s Prize, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It

    • Erica Sheen
    Pages 72-96

  7. The Only Man: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet

    • Erica Sheen
    Pages 97-111

  8. A Stranger to My Heart: King Lear

    • Erica Sheen
    Pages 112-127

  9. ‘Tis Time: The Alchemist and The Tempest

    • Erica Sheen
    Pages 128-142

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 143-172
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About this book

This innovative book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of Shakespearean theatre, presented in a series of imaginative readings of plays from every period of the playwright's career, from Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Taming of the Shrew to King Lear and The Tempest , mapping a new approach to ideas of the theatre as an institution.

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"A breathtaking and courageous book." - Constance Jordan, Claremont Graduate University

About the author

ERICA SHEEN is a lecturer in the Department of English and Related Literatures at the University of York, UK. She teaches and researches in Shakespeare and the Renaissance, American cinema (especially Hollywood in the Cold War), European film (especially Italian), and Literature/Film.

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