Description
Book SynopsisShakespeare's plays are fascinated by the problems of speed and flight. They are repeatedly interested in humans, spirits, and objects that move very fast; become airborne; and in some cases even travel into space. In Speed and Flight in Shakespeare, the first study of any kind on the subject, Steggle looks at how Shakespeare’s language explores ideas of speed and flight, and what theatrical resources his plays use to represent these states. Shakespeare has, this book argues, an aesthetic of speed and flight. Featuring chapters on The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, Macbeth and The Tempest, this study opens up a new field around the ‘historical phenomenology’ of early modern speed.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Acceleration in
The Comedy of Errors.- Chapter 3: Taking Flight in
Romeo and Juliet.- Chapter 4: The Speed Demons of
A Midsummer Night's Dream.- Chapter 5: The Action of the Tiger:
Richard III and Henry V.- Chapter 6:
Macbeth: Life in Fast Forward.- Chapter 7: Free Flight:
The Tempest.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.
