Righter, Anne  <br/><br/>
Shakespeare and the idea of the play 
/Anne Righter 
 - London:  Penguin Books,  1962 
 - 199 p. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>Acknowledgements<br/><br/>Part one<br/><br/>I mysteries and moralities: the audience as actor<br/><br/>1. The mystery cycles<br/><br/>2. Morality plays<br/><br/>3. The tyranny of the audience<br/><br/>2 the period of transition: classical comedy and the hybrid plays<br/><br/>1. The comedy of the ancient world<br/><br/>2. The impact of classical tradition<br/><br/>3. The play as illusion<br/><br/>3 the world and the stage<br/><br/>1. The play metaphor<br/><br/>2. Inheritance and experiment<br/><br/>3. The new attitude towards the audience<br/><br/>Part two<br/><br/>4 the play image in the early work of shakespeare<br/><br/>1. Act, scene, and tragedy<br/><br/>2. The legacy of the vice<br/><br/>3. Shakespeare's early comedies: shadows, dreams, and plays<br/><br/>5 the player king<br/><br/>1. The king in jest<br/><br/>2. The flawed rule<br/> 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>(pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shakespeare--Idea--Play
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>822.33  / R4492