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"If Then the World a Theatre Present..."

- Revisions of the Theatrum Mundi Metaphor in Early Modern England

About "If Then the World a Theatre Present..."

To picture the world as a theatre has been a common procedure since antiquity. This volume examines how and why the uses of the metaphor proliferated at that time, drawing on plays, pamphlets, other textual sources as well as on images.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9783110292299
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 246
  • Published:
  • July 27, 2014
  • Weight:
  • 481 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 15, 2024

Description of "If Then the World a Theatre Present..."

To picture the world as a theatre has been a common procedure since antiquity. This volume examines how and why the uses of the metaphor proliferated at that time, drawing on plays, pamphlets, other textual sources as well as on images.

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