“‘Come, now a roundel and a fairy song’: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the early modern invitation to the dance”
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Yn: Cahiers Elisabéthains, Cyfrol 97, Rhif 1, 11.2018, t. 39-68.
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T1 - “‘Come, now a roundel and a fairy song’: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the early modern invitation to the dance”
AU - Hiscock, Andrew
N1 - 2018 Sage. This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Sage via the DOI in this record
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - This article considers the status and function of dance in one of Shakespeare’s best-known comedies. Equally importantly, it seeks to embed this playtext within the intense and multifaceted cultural debate surrounding dance and performance in early modern England. Dance is explored in legal, moral, philosophical and spiritual terms in the course of this discussion. In its final stages, this article also considers the appeal for dancing which the comedy has exercised for generations of performers down the centuries.
AB - This article considers the status and function of dance in one of Shakespeare’s best-known comedies. Equally importantly, it seeks to embed this playtext within the intense and multifaceted cultural debate surrounding dance and performance in early modern England. Dance is explored in legal, moral, philosophical and spiritual terms in the course of this discussion. In its final stages, this article also considers the appeal for dancing which the comedy has exercised for generations of performers down the centuries.
KW - Shakespeare
KW - Elizabeth I
KW - Early Modern Dance
U2 - 10.1177/0184767818788087
DO - 10.1177/0184767818788087
M3 - Article
VL - 97
SP - 39
EP - 68
JO - Cahiers Elisabéthains
JF - Cahiers Elisabéthains
SN - 2054-4715
IS - 1
ER -