Shakespeare and the Theatre of Wonder [Hardcover]

This study examines ways in which wonder has been used by classical and medieval playwrights, and by Shakespeare.The experience of powerful emotion has always been central to dramatic presentation and audience response. In this study, T. G. Bishop examines ways in which wonder has been used by playwrights as an integral part of theatre in classical and medieval drama; and he goes on to explore wonder in Shakespeare's work through extended readings of The Comedy of Errors, Pericles and The Winter's Tale. By focusing on how characters feel, and how the story of these feelings is told and evaluated, this study offers a new approach to understanding plays.The experience of powerful emotion has always been central to dramatic presentation and audience response. In this study, T. G. Bishop examines ways in which wonder has been used by playwrights as an integral part of theatre in classical and medieval drama; and he goes on to explore wonder in Shakespeare's work through extended readings of The Comedy of Errors, Pericles and The Winter's Tale. By focusing on how characters feel, and how the story of these feelings is told and evaluated, this study offers a new approach to understanding plays.The experience of powerful emotion has always been central to dramatic presentation and audience response. In this study, T. G. Bishop examines ways in which wonder has been used by playwrights as an integral part of theater in classical and medieval drama and explores wonder in Shakespeare's work through extended readings of The Comedy of Errors, Pericles and The Winter's Tale. By focusing on how characters feel, and how the story of these feelings is told and evaluated, this study offers a new approach to understanding plays.Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Theory of wonder; theatre of wonder; 2. Vision and vocation in the theatre of God; 3. Compounding 'Errors'; 4. Pericles; or, the past as fate and miracle; 5. The Winter's Tale; or, filling up the gravl“¢