The English Renaissance stage : geometry, poetics, and the practical spatial arts 1580-1630 / / Henry S. Turner

• Autore: Turner Henry S
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Disciplina: 792.0942/09031
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-312) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This work demonstrates how the work of Shakespeare, Dekker, Jonson and others cannot be adequately explained without reference to early scientific thought and it considers playwrights in relation to the theatre rather than the printed book.
• Titolo autorizzato: The English Renaissance stage
• ISBN: 1-383-04340-X; 1-281-15452-0; 9786611154523; 0-19-151603-1; 1-4294-2194-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822259503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.