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This book contains a detailed introduction to its subject. Part One presents relevant ideas about openings in rhetorical and poetic theory from Aristotle to Caesar Julius Scaliger. Part Two, comprising the main section of the book, explores different strategies for constructing an opening in the Shakespearean plays selected for analysis.
Joel Benabu earned his Ph.D. from the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Toronto in 2010. His research interests include English Renaissance drama (and in particular, Shakespeare's art of theatrical composition), theory of drama and performance, and Ancient rhetoric. He has acted and directed for the theatre.
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