{"product_id":"9781350118812","title":"Stage Directions and Shakespearean Theatre","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStage Directions and Shakespearean Theatre\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGillian Woods | Sarah Dustagheer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do 'stage directions' do in early modern drama?  Who or what are they directing: action on the stage, or imagination via the page?  Is the label 'stage direction' helpful or misleading? Do these 'directions' provide evidence of Renaissance playhouse practice? What happens when we put them at the centre of literary close readings of early modern plays? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStage Directions and Shakespearean Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e investigates these problems through innovative research by a range of international experts. This collection of essays examines the creative possibilities of stage directions and and their implications for actors and audiences, readers and editors, historians and contemporary critics.  Looking at the different ways stage directions make meaning, this volume provides new insights into a range of Renaissance plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Dustagheer \u003c\/b\u003eis Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at the University of Kent, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGillian Woods \u003c\/b\u003eis Lecturer in Renaissance Literature and Theatre at  Birkbeck College, University of London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 June 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350118812\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332628611212,"sku":"9781350118812","price":43.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_cd88c30a-23a2-44f9-be0b-99022bb8a5f0.jpg?v=1783604540","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350118812","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}