"If Then the World a Theatre Present ..." : Revisions of the Theatrum Mundi Metaphor in Early Modern England.

To picture the world as a theatre has been a common procedure since antiquity. In early modernity, however, the theatrum mundi became a particularly prominent metaphor, especially in England where it was used by playwrights as well as by theologians opposed to the professional theatre. This volume e...

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Main Author:	Quiring, Björn
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin : De Gruyter, 2014.
Series:	Pluralisierung & Autorität.
Subjects:	1500-1599 Literary Studies > Anglo-American Literature > 16th-17th Century. Literary Studies > Comparative Literary Studies. Literary Studies > German Literature > 16th-17th Century. Literary Studies > Selected Research Topics > Individual Motifs, Motif Research. Electronic books. History.
Online Access:	Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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