Emotional excess on the Shakespearean stage : passion's slaves / Bridget Escolme.

Author/creator Escolme, Bridget, 1964-
Format Book
PublicationLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2013.
Descriptionpages cm.
Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history.
Emotions in literature.
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600. --History and criticism.
Theater--England. --History. --16th century.
Theater--England. --History. --17th century.

SeriesCritical companions
Contents "A brain that leads my use of anger": choler and the politics of spatial production -- "Do you mock old age, you rogues" : excessive laughter, cruelty and compassion -- "Give me excess of it": love, virtue and excessive pleasure in All's well that ends well and Antony and Cleopatra -- Stop your sobbing: grief, melancholy and moderation -- Conclusion: emotional agendas.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013020882
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