Drugs and theater in early modern England /

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In this text the author argues that the power of the theatre in early modern England, as well as the striking hostility to it stems from the pervasive contemporary idea that drama altered the body as well as the mind.

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1. Verfasser:
Pollard, Tanya
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Zusammenfassung:
In this text the author argues that the power of the theatre in early modern England, as well as the striking hostility to it stems from the pervasive contemporary idea that drama altered the body as well as the mind.
Umfang:
1 online resource (222 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Originally presented as author's thesis (doctoral)--Yale University, 1999, under title: Dangerous remedies : poison and theater in the English Renaissance.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-204) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-153376-9
1-4356-1937-4
9786611190866
1-281-19086-1
Schlagworte:
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Drugs in literature.
Poisons in literature.
English drama > 17th century > History and criticism.
Human body in literature.
Poisoning in literature.
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