Shakespeare And Music by David Lindley

Shakespeare And Music by David Lindley

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Examines how music affects Shakespeare's plays and addresses the ways in which audiences respond to it. This book sets the musical scene of Early Modern England, establishing the kinds of music heard in the streets, the alehouses, private residences and the theatres of the period and outlining the period's theoretical understanding of music.

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Shakespeare And Music by David Lindley

This unique and comprehensive study examines how music affects Shakespeare's plays and addresses the ways in which contemporary audiences responded to it. David Lindley sets the musical scene of Early Modern England, establishing the kinds of music heard in the streets, the alehouses, private residences and the theatres of the period and outlining the period's theoretical understanding of music. Focusing throughout on the plays as theatrical performances, this work analyzes the ways Shakespeare explores and exploits the conflicting perceptions of music at the time and its dramatic and thematic potential.
Lindley, David: - David Lindley is Professor Emeritus at the University of Leeds, where he taught for many years in the School of English. He has previously edited, among other texts, The Tempest for the New Cambridge Shakespeare (Cambridge, 2nd edition, 2013) and 11 court masques by Ben Jonson for The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson (Cambridge, forthcoming). A study of the scandalous career of Frances Howard appeared in 1993, and he has written extensively on the relationships of music and literature, including a study of Thomas Campion (1985) and Shakespeare and Music (2006).
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ISBN 13 9781903436189
ISBN 10 1903436184
Title Shakespeare And Music
Author David Lindley
Series Arden Critical Companions
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2005-09-26
Number of pages 296
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