Shakespeare's Shakespeare How the Plays Were Made [Hardcover]

In this work of scholarship and creativity, Meagher argues that Shakespeare has been misunderstood because of a failure to recognize his own directions as a playwright. Through an examination of several of his plays Meagher uncovers Shakespeare as artist, director, and actor.John Meagherwas Professor of English and Theology at St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, Canada.

Preface
1 If We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will
What this is about, and why it is needed
2 How Long Is't Now Since Last Your Self And I Were In A Masque?
How we lost, and may recover, Shakespeare's own dramaturgy
3 A Local Habitation, And A Name
A self-portrait of the artist as a dramaturge
4 In Short Space, It Rain's Down Fortune
Shakespeare's use of space and place
5 Devise The Fittest Time, And Safest Way
Shakespeare's treatment of time and continuity
6 And I May Hide My Face, Let Me Play Thisby Too
The dramaturgy and dramatics of role-doubling
7 A Good Plot, Good Friends, And Full Of Expectation
Shakespeare's plotting of plays and management of sources
8 Stuffed, As They Say, With Honorable Parts
Shakespeare's dramaturgy of character
9 A Taste Of Your Quality: Come, A Passionate Speech
Shakespeare's language, especially his dramatic verse and prose
10 The Purpose Of Playing & At The First And Now
The aims of Shakespearean dramaturgy
Notes