[Shakespeare, William] Kernan, Alvin B. The Playwright as Magician - Shakespeare's Image of the Poet in the English Public Theater. New Haven / London, Yale University Press, 1979. Octavo. VII, 164 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. With several annotations. Includes for example the following essays: The Poet's Place in the World - Images of the Poet in the Renaissance / From the Great House to the Public Theatre - Shakespeare's Sonnetts and the Failure of Patronage / Actors and Audiences in 'The Taming of The Shrew' .../ Catching the Conscience of the King: Politics and Theater in Hamlet / The Playing Tradition in the Popular Theater - The Morality Play in King Lear / 'The Great Globe Itself' - The Public Playhouse and the ideal Theater of The Tempest / The Playwright as Magician / Index / etc.

The Playwright as Magician: Shakespeare`s Image of the Poet in the English Public Theater

Kernan, Professor Alvin

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