THE ELIZABETHAN DUMB SHOW by Prof Dr. Dieter Mehl ( 9780415610780 )

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Title:

THE ELIZABETHAN DUMB SHOW
THE HISTORY OF A DRAMATIC CONVENTION

By:

Prof Dr. Dieter Mehl

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0415610788

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9780415610780

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

22 October, 2010

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Pages:

224

Description:

First published in English in 1965, this book discusses the roots and development of the dumb show as a device in Elizabethan drama. The work provides not only a manual for those who wish to check the occurrence of dumb shows; it also makes a real contribution to a better understanding of the progress of Elizabethan drama.

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First published in English in 1965, this book discusses the roots and development of the dumb show as a device in Elizabethan drama. The work provides not only a useful manual for those who wish to check the occurrence of dumb shows and the uses to which they are put; it also makes a real contribution to a better understanding of the progress of Elizabethan drama, and sheds new light on some of the lesser known plays of the period.

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