Carnival and theater : plebeian culture and the structure of authority in Renaissance England
Michael D. Bristol (Author)
In this title, first published in 1985, Michael Bristol draws on several theoretical and critical traditions to study the nature and purpose of theatre as a social institution. This valuable work is an important contribution to literary criticism, theatre studies and social history and has particular importance for scholars interested in the dramatic literature of Elizabethan England.
Print Book, English, 2014
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxon, 2014
Criticism, interpretation, etc
237 pages ; 24 cm.
9780415750158, 9780415750103, 0415750156, 0415750105
921264443
Playing the old works historically
The social function of festivity
Carnival and plebeian culture
Travesty and social order
Butchers and fishmongers
'A complete exit from the present order of life'
Authority and the author function
The dialectic of laughter
Clowning and devilment
Wedding feast and charivari
Treating death as a laughing matter
The festive agon: the politics of Carnival
"First published in 1985 by Methuen, Inc."