Shakespeare and the Awareness of Audience [Hardcover]

This book, first published in 1985, explores the consciousness and the experience of Shakespeares audience. First describing the stages physical impact, Ralph Berry then goes on to explore the social or tribal consciousness of the audience in certain plays. The title finishes by examining the masque  the salient form of the Jacobean theatre. This title will be of interest to students of literature and theatre studies.

Acknowledgments;  Introduction;  1. Metamorphoses of the Stage  2. Richard III: Bonding the Audience  3. The Comedy of Errorsthe Subliminal Narrative  4. Discomfort in The Merchant of Venice  5. Twelfth Night: the Experience of the Audience  6. Communal Identity and the Rituals of Julius Caesar  7. Masques and Dumb Shows in Webster  8. Shakespeare and Chivalry  9. The Masque of Henry VIII;  Notes;  Index