Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama

Why do able-bodied characters fake disability in 40 early modern English plays? This book uncovers a previously unexamined theatrical tradition and explores the way counterfeit disability captivated the Renaissance stage. Through detailed case studies of both lesser-known and canonical plays (by Sha...

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1. Verfasser: Row-Heyveld, Lindsey (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Literary Disability Studies
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Literature, Modern.
People with disabilities.
ISBN:9783319921358
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Introduction: Dissembling Disability in Early Modern England
  • 2. Act the Fool: Antonio's Revenge and the Conventions of the Counterfeit-Disability Tradition
  • 3. Double Dissimulation: Counterfeit Disability in Bartholomew Fair
  • 4. Feminized Disability and Disabled Femininity in Fair Em and The Pilgrim
  • 5. Rules of Charity: Richard III and the Counterfeit-Disability Tradition
  • 6. Mandated Masquerade: Disability, Metatheater, and Audience Complicity in The Fair Maid of the Exchange and What You Will
  • 7. Conclusion: Early Modern Fantasies and Contemporary Realities.

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