Stage, Stake, and Scaffold by Andreas Hofele
In Shakespeare's London, the stage of the playhouse, the stake of the bear baiting arena, and the scaffold of public execution constituted an ensemble of related spectacles that shared the same audiences. Andreas Hofele argues that this generated a powerful exchange of images and a spill-over of animal features into Shakespeare's characters.
[a] sophisticated study of how early modern Europeans conceived of the human being in relation to other species* Russ McDonald, Times Literary Supplement *
[a] diverting study * Steven Poole, The Guardian *
Stage, Stake and Scaffold is an excellent part of the growing field of animal studies within the broader study of Shakespeares work. Höfele's work has much to offer for scholars interested in Shakespeares works, staging practices, and the culture of spectacle and violence that informs Renaissance dramatic literature and history. * Marina Gerzic, Parergon - Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies *
This is fascinating stuff * The Stage *
Andreas Höfele's Stage, Stake, and Scaffold provides themost complete exploration yet of the relation between Shakespeares theater and the spectacles of blood sport and criminal punishment concurrently available to the poets original audiences ... such impressive depth and precision * Bruce Boehrer, Modern Philology *
Stage, Stake, and Scaffold is, however, an often subtle and hugely enjoyable book, which offers fresh, persuasive readings of the Shakespeare canon and challenges us to recognise the complex collusions of bloodsport, punishment and play. * Helen Smith, Literature & History *
... an illuminating, intriguing, and thoroughly researched work ... Stage, Stake and Scaffold can offer those working on animals in Shakespeare, specifically the dualism between man and beast, a refreshing new take on the role and importance of actual and metaphorical animals and creatures in Shakespearean drama. * Kimbrina Davey, Notes and Queries *
[a] diverting study * Steven Poole, The Guardian *
Stage, Stake and Scaffold is an excellent part of the growing field of animal studies within the broader study of Shakespeares work. Höfele's work has much to offer for scholars interested in Shakespeares works, staging practices, and the culture of spectacle and violence that informs Renaissance dramatic literature and history. * Marina Gerzic, Parergon - Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies *
This is fascinating stuff * The Stage *
Andreas Höfele's Stage, Stake, and Scaffold provides themost complete exploration yet of the relation between Shakespeares theater and the spectacles of blood sport and criminal punishment concurrently available to the poets original audiences ... such impressive depth and precision * Bruce Boehrer, Modern Philology *
Stage, Stake, and Scaffold is, however, an often subtle and hugely enjoyable book, which offers fresh, persuasive readings of the Shakespeare canon and challenges us to recognise the complex collusions of bloodsport, punishment and play. * Helen Smith, Literature & History *
... an illuminating, intriguing, and thoroughly researched work ... Stage, Stake and Scaffold can offer those working on animals in Shakespeare, specifically the dualism between man and beast, a refreshing new take on the role and importance of actual and metaphorical animals and creatures in Shakespearean drama. * Kimbrina Davey, Notes and Queries *
Andreas Höfele is Professor of English at Munich University. His publications include books on Shakespeare's stagecraft, late 19th-century parody and on Malcolm Lowry, as well as numerous articles on Renaissance and 20th-century themes and six novels. He is a member of the Heidelberg and of the Bavarian Academies of Science and President of the German Shakespeare Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199567645 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199567646 |
| Title | Stage, Stake, and Scaffold |
| Author | Andreas Hofele |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2011-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Winner of 2012 Bainton Literature Prize. |
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