Shakespeare and Music (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781903436189)

This unique and comprehensive study examines how music affects Shakespeare's plays and addresses the ways in which contemporary audiences responded to it. David Lindley sets the musical scene of Early Modern England, establishing the kinds of music heard in the streets, the alehouses, private residences and the theatres of the period and outlining the period's theoretical understanding of music. Focusing throughout on the plays as theatrical performances, this work analyzes the ways Shakespeare explores and exploits the conflicting perceptions of music at the time and its dramatic and thematic potential.

Author: David Lindley
ISBN-10: 1903436184
ISBN-13: 9781903436189
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 09/26/2005
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.12w x 0.55d