Author: KNAPP, Robert, S.
Title: Shakespeare - The Theater and the Book.
Description: Princeton University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Explores the reasons for the lasting freshness and modernity of Shakespeare's plays, while revising the standard history of English medieval and Renaissance drama. Robert Knapp argues that changes in the authority of English monarchs, in the differentiation and integration of English society, in the realization of human figures on stage, and in the understanding of signs helped produce scripts that still compel us to the act of interpretation. Small chip to dustjacket, previous owner's stamp to front endpaper, o/wise very good condition. 256pp. ISBN 9780691067667.

Keywords: Shakespeare's plays history English medieval Renaissance drama Robert Knapp monarchs society shakespeare shakespearean literature literary criticism engish drama dramatic