The essay explores the complex reception of Shakespeare during British Romanticism, with a particular focus on Charles Lamb, one of the greatest essayists of the romantic period, and his encompassing critique of representation. The essay analyses a number of writings by the author, including his famous essay ‘On the Tragedies of Shakespeare, Considered with Reference to their Fitness for Stage Representation’ (1811), and attempts to problematize Lamb’s controversial positions on the (im)possibility to perform Shakespearean dramas on the Romantic Stage.

Fabio Liberto (2008). Visions, Dreams and Reality: Charles Lamb and the Inward ‘Topography’ of Shakespeare’s Plays. Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien : PETER LANG.

Visions, Dreams and Reality: Charles Lamb and the Inward ‘Topography’ of Shakespeare’s Plays

LIBERTO, FABIO
2008

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The essay explores the complex reception of Shakespeare during British Romanticism, with a particular focus on Charles Lamb, one of the greatest essayists of the romantic period, and his encompassing critique of representation. The essay analyses a number of writings by the author, including his famous essay ‘On the Tragedies of Shakespeare, Considered with Reference to their Fitness for Stage Representation’ (1811), and attempts to problematize Lamb’s controversial positions on the (im)possibility to perform Shakespearean dramas on the Romantic Stage.
2008
The Languages of Performance in Biritish Romanticism
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Fabio Liberto (2008). Visions, Dreams and Reality: Charles Lamb and the Inward ‘Topography’ of Shakespeare’s Plays. Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien : PETER LANG.
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