Shakespeare's Globe and England's Woods.
The article explores the ecological and social aspects of playhouses in the era of author William Shakespeare. The author reflects on the invocation of wooded settings, woodlands, and trees in Shakespeare's plays. Topics discussed include the timber crisis in early seventeenth-century England, the d...
| Publicado en: | Shakespeare Studies (Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corporation) Vol. 39; pp. 54 - 64 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corporation
2011
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | The article explores the ecological and social aspects of playhouses in the era of author William Shakespeare. The author reflects on the invocation of wooded settings, woodlands, and trees in Shakespeare's plays. Topics discussed include the timber crisis in early seventeenth-century England, the development of ecological preservation, and the construction of the Globe theater using secondhand sources of wood. Other topics include the playhouse in the cultural imagination and the natural world in Shakespeare's comedies. |
|---|