Shakespeare's texts are seen by the poet and critic michael goldman as designs for theatrical experience--the complex emotional, physical, and intellectual transaction between actor and audience that brings alive shakespeare's imagination and makes it immediate to our own. Mr. Goldman's particular concerns are these: what the audience responds to in an acted play; how shakespeare controls and shapes this response; what the response means, and why it matters. Originally published in 1972. The princeton legacy library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of princeton university press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions.
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