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Place in the Story
Linda Anderson
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Description for Place in the Story
Hardback. Num Pages: 349 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
This book explores the virtues Shakespeare made of the cultural necessities of servants and service. Although all of Shakespeare's plays feature servants as characters, and many of these characters play prominent roles, surprisingly little attention has been paid to them or to the concept of service. A Place in the Story is the first book-length overview of the uses Shakespeare makes of servant-characters and the early modern concept of service. Service was not only a fact of life in Shakespeare's era, but also a complex ideology. The book discusses service both as an ideal and an insult, examines how servants ... Read more
This book explores the virtues Shakespeare made of the cultural necessities of servants and service. Although all of Shakespeare's plays feature servants as characters, and many of these characters play prominent roles, surprisingly little attention has been paid to them or to the concept of service. A Place in the Story is the first book-length overview of the uses Shakespeare makes of servant-characters and the early modern concept of service. Service was not only a fact of life in Shakespeare's era, but also a complex ideology. The book discusses service both as an ideal and an insult, examines how servants ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
Number of Pages
349
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611492798
SKU
V9781611492798
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Ref
99-15
About Linda Anderson
Linda Anderson teaches at Virginia Polytechnic University.
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