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Autore |
Turner Henry S |
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The English Renaissance stage [[electronic resource] ] : geometry, poetics, and the practical spatial arts 1580-1630 / / Henry S. Turner |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-15452-0 |
9786611154523 |
0-19-151603-1 |
1-4294-2194-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (343 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Theater - England - 16th century - History and criticism |
Theater - England - 17th century - History and criticism |
English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 - History and criticism |
English drama - 17th century - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-312) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; 1. Introduction; I . DIAGRAM, IMAGE, ICON; 2. Practical Knowledge and the Poetics of Geometry; 3. Sir Philip Sidney and the Practical Imagination; 4. Noun, Foot, and Measured Line; II. STAGE, WALL, SCENE, PLOT; 5. Theatre as a Spatial Art; 6. The Topographic Stage; 7. Dramatic Form and the Projective Intelligence; 8. Ben Jonson's Scenography; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Drawing on entirely new evidence, The English Renaissance Stage: Geometry, Poetics, and the Practical Spatial Arts 1580-1630 demonstrates how the drama of Shakespeare, Dekker, Jonson, and others cannot be adequately explained without reference to early scientific thought. The book recovers almost historical moment when playwrights collaborated with carpenters, surveyors, and engineers, and poets borrowed their ideas about literary form from the field of practical. mathematics. - ;Drawing on entirely new evidence, The |
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English Renaissance Stage: Geometry, Poetics, and the Practical Spatial Arts |
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