Music in Shakespeare: A Dictionary

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9559-4
Verlag: CONTINNUUM 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 528 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Reihe: Student Shakespeare Library

Shakespeare's figurative language often relies on a knowledge of musical allusions and references - this comprehensive dictionary unravels the multiple meanings behind over 300 of such terms in their historical and theoretical context.

Musical references, allusions to music, and music stage directions abound in Shakespeare, ranging from simple trumpet flourishes to sophisticated, philosophical allegory. Music in Shakespeare: A Dictionary identifies all musical terms found in the Shakespeare canon. An A-Z of over 300 entries includes a definition of each musical term in its historical and theoretical context, and explores the extent of Shakespeare's use of musical imagery across the full range of his dramatic and poetic work. Music in Shakespeare also analyses the usage of musical instruments and sound effects on the Shakespearean stage, providing descriptions of the instruments employed in the Elizabethan and Jacobean theatres. This is a comprehensive reference guide for scholars and students with interests ranging from the thematic and allegorical relevance of music in Shakespeare's works to the history of performance. It is also aimed at the growing number of directors and actors concerned with recovering the staging conditions of the early modern theatre.

Table of contents :
Series editor's preface

Preface

Conventions

Abbreviations

Introduction

A-Z
Bibliography

Index of Shakespeare's Works

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, Christopher R.

Calore, Michela

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher R.Wilson is Professor in the Department of Music at the University of Hull, UK. He has published on English music/words topics from the late medieval period to the 20th century.

Michela Calore is an independent scholar who specializes in the staging conditions of the Elizabethan theatre. She has a particular interest in the Rose theatre and the repertoire of the Admiral's Men, and has published articles on the language and staging of plays written in the 1580s and the 1590s.