Memory and Forgetting in English Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Memory and Forgetting in English Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture) Book

This study examines sixteenth and seventeenth century conceptions of memory and forgetting, and their importance for both early modern culture and the drama of Shakespeare, Marlowe and Webster. It discusses the physiology of memory and forgetting, and also the various forms of behaviour--from seeking salvation to marrying above your social class--that were described in terms of 'remembering' or 'forgetting' yourself. In particular, Memory and Forgetting in English Renaissance Drama shows how early modern playwrights understood 'self-forgetting' as the occasion for dramatic experiments in representing human behaviour and identity.Read More

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    Examining sixteenth and seventeenth century conceptions of memory and forgetting, this study demonstrates their importance to the drama and culture of the time. Garrett A. Sullivan discusses memory and forgetting in terms of which a variety of behaviors--from seeking salvation to pursuing vengeance to succumbing to desire--are conceptualized. Focusing on works such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Dr. Faustus and The Duchess of Malfi, he reveals memory and forgetting to be dynamic cultural forces central to early modern understandings of embodiment, selfhood and social practice.

  • 0521117356
  • 9780521117357
  • Garrett A. Sullivan Jr
  • 30 July 2009
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 196
  • 1
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