
Music in Shakespeare
A Dictionary
The Arden Shakespeare (Publisher)
Published on 27. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-4725-2031-9 (ISBN)
Description
With an A-Z of over 300 entries, Music in Shakespeare is the most comprehensive study of all the musical terms found in Shakespeare's complete works. It includes a definition of each musical term in its
historical and theoretical context, and explores the diverse extent of musical imagery across the full range of Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic work, as well as analysing the usage of instruments and sound effects on the Shakespearean stage.
This is a comprehensive reference guide for scholars and students with interests in the thematic and allegorical relevance of music in Shakespeare, and the history of performance. Identifying all musical terms found in the Shakespeare canon, it will also be of use to the growing number of directors and actors concerned with recovering the staging conditions of the early modern theatre.
historical and theoretical context, and explores the diverse extent of musical imagery across the full range of Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic work, as well as analysing the usage of instruments and sound effects on the Shakespearean stage.
This is a comprehensive reference guide for scholars and students with interests in the thematic and allegorical relevance of music in Shakespeare, and the history of performance. Identifying all musical terms found in the Shakespeare canon, it will also be of use to the growing number of directors and actors concerned with recovering the staging conditions of the early modern theatre.
Reviews / Votes
This book maintains the high quality of previous volumes in the Athlone Shakespeare Dictionary Series...This is an authoritative volume that will be an important addition to collections in Elizabethan literature and music."- -- American Reference Books Annual 'essential reading for historians and performers alike.'Ros King, Times Literary Supplement, 2007 -- Ros King * Times Literary Supplement *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
10 illus
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
816 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-2031-9 (9781472520319)
DOI
CBID180733
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E-Book
02/2014
1st Edition
The Arden Shakespeare
€44.49
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E-Book
12/2005
1st Edition
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€58.49
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Persons
Christopher R. Wilson is Professor of Music in the School of Drama, Music, and Screen at the University of Hull, UK.
Michela Calore is an independent scholar who specializes in the staging conditions of the Elizabethan theatre.
Michela Calore is an independent scholar who specializes in the staging conditions of the Elizabethan theatre.
Content
Series editor's preface
Preface
Conventions
Abbreviations
Introduction
A-Z
Bibliography
Index of Shakespeare's Works
Preface
Conventions
Abbreviations
Introduction
A-Z
Bibliography
Index of Shakespeare's Works