Professor Barbara Ravelhofer barbara.ravelhofer@durham.ac.uk
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Non-Verbal Meaning in Caroline Private Theatre: William Cavendish's and James Shirley's The Varietie (c.1641)
Ravelhofer, B.
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Abstract
How did early modern actors convey meaning on stage without speaking? A few plays of the Caroline period developed an extraordinary taste for non-verbal communication by costume, movements, stage design and the like. Drawing upon 'The Varietie'(c.1641), a comedy written by William Cavendish and James Shirley, this essay explores the impact of seventeenth-century fashion, dancing practice, and the conventions of court masques on Caroline private theatre.
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Ravelhofer, B. (2006). Non-Verbal Meaning in Caroline Private Theatre: William Cavendish's and James Shirley's The Varietie (c.1641). The Seventeenth Century, 21(2), 195-214
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Oct 1, 2006 |
Deposit Date | Aug 22, 2007 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 22, 2007 |
Journal | Seventeenth Century |
Print ISSN | 0268-117X |
Electronic ISSN | 2050-4616 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 195-214 |
Keywords | Shirley, James, Cavendish, William, Masque, Early dance, Costume. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1555426 |
Publisher URL | http://journals.mup.man.ac.uk/cgi-bin/MUP?COMval=issue&key=SVC_21@2 |
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