The Sound of Shakespeare

by Wes Folkerth

Book Overview

The 'Sound of Shakespeare' reveals the surprising extent to which Shakespeare's art is informed by the various attitudes, beliefs, practices and discourses that pertained to sound and hearing in his culture.
In this engaging study, Wes Folkerth develops listening as a critical practice, attending to the ways in which Shakespeare's plays express their author's awareness of early modern associations between sound and particular forms of ethical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415253772
• ISBN13: 9780415253772
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.7"