Dramatic Geography - Laurence Publicover

Focusing On Early Modern Plays Which Stage Encounters Between Peoples Of Different Cultures, This Book Asks How A Sense Of Geographical Location Was Created In Early Modern Theatres That Featured Minimal Scenery. While Previous Studies Have Stressed These Plays' Connections To A Historical Mediterranean In Which England Was Increasingly Involved, This Volume Demonstrates How Their Dramatic Geography Was Shaped Through A Literary And Theatrical Heritage. Reading Canonical Plays Including The Merchant Of Venice, The Jew Of Malta, And The Tempest Alongside Lesser-known Dramas Such As Soliman And Perseda, Guy Of Warwick, And The Travels Of The Three English Brothers, Dramatic Geography Illustrates How Early Modern Dramatists Staging Foreign Worlds Drew Upon A Romance Tradition Dating Back To The Medieval Period, And How They Responded To One Another's Plays To Create An 'intertheatrical Geography'.