Shakespeare's dramatic structures /

Brennan, Anthony,

Shakespeare's dramatic structures / Anthony Brennan. - viii, 163 pages ; 22 cm. - Routledge library edition. Shakespeare. Critical studies ; IV .

First published in 1986 by Routledge & Kegan Paul. Includes index.

First published in 1986. The focus of this book is the dramatic strategies of scenic repetition and character separation. The author traces the way in which Shakesperare often presents recurring gestures, dramatic interactions, and complex scenic structures at widely separated intervals in a play - thereby providing an internal system of cross-reference for an audience. He also examines the way in which Shakespeare

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