ABSTRACT
First published in English in 1965, this book discusses the roots and development of the dumb show as a device in Elizabethan drama. The work provides not only a useful manual for those who wish to check the occurrence of dumb shows and the uses to which they are put; it also makes a real contribution to a better understanding of the progress of Elizabethan drama, and sheds new light on some of the lesser known plays of the period.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |26 pages
Part I
chapter |16 pages
Origin and Beginnings
chapter |8 pages
Forms of the Dumb Show
part |142 pages
Part II