Drugs and theater in early modern England
In this text the author argues that the power of the theatre in early modern England, as well as the striking hostility to it, stems from the pervasive contemporary idea that drama altered the body as well as the mind
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (vii, 211 pages)
9780199270835, 9780191533761, 019927083X, 0191533769
648343534
Introduction: Dangerous Remedies; 1 "Unnatural and Horrid Physic": Pharmaceutical Theater in Jonson and Webster; 2 "A Thing Like Death": Shakespeare's Narcotic Theater; 3 "Polluted with Counterfeit Colours": Cosmetic Theater; 4 Poisoned Kisses: Theater of Seduction; 5 Vulnerable Ears: Hamlet and Poisonous Theater; Epilogue: Theater's Antidotes; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z
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