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Introduction: Shakespeare's public spheres
Get PDFHabermas’ sense of a “cultural Public Sphere” is a notoriously complex term and, when applied to Early Modern cultures, needs careful definition. This essay both introduces the variety of methods by which we might approach playtexts with a view to their public – auditory – impact and contributes to a debate about an audience's understanding of Shakespeare's plays. By selecting two words and their spread of use in one play, Twelfth Night, we might appreciate the potential for meaningful ambiguity latent in how we hear the language of live performance. If we search for how certain terms (in this case, the cluster of semes derived from repetitions of “fancy” and “play”), we might find at times incompatible senses, yet we get near to appreciating the range of Early Modern dramatic language
Playes confuted in fiue actions prouing that they are not to be suffred in a Christian common weale, by the waye both the cauils of Thomas Lodge, and the play of playes, written in their defence, and other obiections of players frendes, are truely set downe and directlye aunsweared. By Steph. Gosson, stud. Oxon.
No full textThe school of abuse
No full text22 p. Transcribed by R.S. Bear, July 2000, from the Arber edition of 1895. Any errors that have crept in are the fault of the present publisher. The text is in the public domain
The ephemerides of Phialo deuided into three bookes. The first, a method which he ought to follow that desireth to rebuke his freend, when he seeth him swarue: without kindling his choler, or hurting himselfe. The second, a canuazado to courtiers in foure pointes. The third, the defence of a curtezan ouerthrowen. And a short apologie of the Schoole of abuse, against poets, pipers, players, [et] their excusers. By Steph. Gosson, stud. Oxon.
No full textThe trumpet of vvarre A sermon preached at Paules Crosse the seuenth of Maie 1598. By M. Steph. Gosson parson of great Wigborow in Essex.
No full textThe schoole of abuse conteining a plesaunt [sic] inuectiue against poets, pipers, plaiers, iesters, and such like caterpillers of a co[m]monwelth; setting vp the hagge of defiance to their mischieuous exercise, [and] ouerthrowing their bulwarkes, by prophane writers, naturall reason, and common experience: a discourse as pleasaunt for gentlemen that fauour learning, as profitable for all that wyll follow virtue. By Stephan Gosson. Stud. Oxon.
No full textPlayes confuted in fiue actions [electronic resource] : prouing that they are not to be suffred in a Christian common weale, by the waye both the cauils of Thomas Lodge, and the play of playes, written in their defence, and other obiections of players frendes, are truely set downe and directlye aunsweared. By Steph. Gosson, stud. Oxon.
No full textIn part a reply to "Protogenes can know Apelles by his line though he se him not" by Thomas Lodge; "The play of playes" is untraced.Publication date from STC.Signatures: pip1s p2s pip4s A-G.STC (2nd ed.)Electronic reproduction
The schoole of abuse [electronic resource] : contayning a pleasaunt inuectiue against poets, pipers, players, iesters, and such like caterpillers of a common wealth; setting vp the flagge of defiance to their mischiuous exercise, and ouerthrowing their bulwarkes, by prophane writers, naturall reason and common experience. ... By Stephan Gosson stud. Oxon.
No full textPrinter's name from STC.Signatures: A-F.The last leaf contains a printer's mark.Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.STC (2nd ed.)Electronic reproduction
The shoole [sic] of abuse, [electronic resource] : conteining a plesaunt inuectiue against poets, pipers, plaiers, iesters, and such like caterpillers of a cäomonwelth; setting vp the flagge of defiance to their mischieuous exercise, & ouerthrowing their bulwarkes, by prophane writers, naturall reason, and common experience: a discourse as pleasaunt for gentlemen that fauour learning, as profitable for all that wyll follow vertue. /
No full textTitle within border of printers' ornaments; initials, tailpiece.Signatures: [fingerpost]p7s, A-Ep8s, Fp5sStarting with Cb1sr, pages numbered on recto only, 17-37.Reproduction of original in: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.STC (2nd ed.)Electronic reproduction
