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Article: Shakespeare and the Spectacles of Strangeness: 'The Tempest' and the Transformation of Renaissance Theatrical Forms.(Review)
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- The Modern Language Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 1999
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Shakespeare and the Spectacles of Strangeness: 'The Tempest' and the Transformation of Renaissance Theatrical Forms. By JOHN G. DEMARAY. (Medieval and Renaissance Literary Studies) Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press. 1998. xvi + 174 pp. $48.
John Demaray's book, focusing on the 'special function of theatrical spectacles of strangeness in giving [The Tempest] meaning and form', argues that the play is 'a unique amalgam of Renaissance theatrical and literary forms in transition' (pp. 7, 43). Emphasizing that the only documented performances in Shakespeare's lifetime were at court, it concentrates 'on court theatrical influences' on The Tempest in exploring ...