{"product_id":"shakespeares-storms-9780719089381","title":"Shakespeares Storms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplains he special effects used to represent storms in the earl modern playhouses, and details how those effects filter into Shakespeare''s dramatic language. With chapters on \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePericles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Jones is evocative in his attempts to imagine the volume and spectacle of these events in a quieter world, one “without traffic and aircraft noises or cinema or volume controls” in which a natural storm might have been “a touchstone of loudness.”’\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Scott-Baumann TLS, March 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Gwilym Jones’s Shakespeare’s Storms offers an engaging and informative discussion of storms — and all of their constituent parts — and the theatrical presentations of those storms.’\u003cbr\u003eDarlene Farabee, University of South Dakota, Renaissance Quarterly Vol LXIX, No. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The book is masterfully organised into nine chapters that cover just about every aspect of storms in Shakespeare. Beginning with ‘thunder’ (a fine way to begin a book)’\u003cbr\u003eSimon C. Estok, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Studies in Ecocriticism - February 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Shakespeare's Storms\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkably well-plotted book.’\u003cbr\u003eEdward J. Geisweidt, University of New Haven, Early Theatre 20.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Shakespeare’s Storms’ overall achievement is to prove the relevance of chasing something as seemingly ephemeral as the weather in order to reveal how such meteorological phenomena shape our relationship to the world around us. It is an original and fascinating study that will be of interest to scholars researching ecocriticism, performance history, and early modern drama from a range of thematic and practical approaches.’\u003cbr\u003eMiranda Fay Thomas, Shakespeare’s Globe, London, \u003ci\u003eSymbolism\u003c\/i\u003e 17\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Thunder\u003cbr\u003e2. Storm and the spectacular: Julius Caesar\u003cbr\u003e3. Lightning\u003cbr\u003e4. King Lear: storm and the event\u003cbr\u003e5. Wind\u003cbr\u003e6. Macbeth: supernatural storms, equivocal earthquakes\u003cbr\u003e7. Rain\u003cbr\u003e8. Pericles: storm and scripture\u003cbr\u003e9. The Tempest: storm and theatrical reality \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037343744343,"sku":"9780719089381","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719089381.jpg?v=1750935372","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shakespeares-storms-9780719089381","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}