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Theatre and testimony in Shakespeare's England

Holger Schott Syme • 2011 • Cambridge University Press

Author: Holger Schott Syme
First published: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Genres: History
ISBN: 9781280484599

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This scholarly work examines the complex intersections between performance and legal truth within early modern England. By exploring how stage practices mirrored the era's evolving methods of witness and evidence, the book offers a deeper understanding of how historical audiences interpreted reality through the lens of drama.

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Published by Cambridge University Press in 2011, Theatre and Testimony in Shakespeare's England by Holger Schott Syme emerged from a scholarly shift toward examining how early modern English drama interacted with the legal and evidentiary cultures of the time. The work explores the tension between theatrical representation and the production of truth, specifically focusing on how playwrights and audiences negotiated the boundaries between factual testimony and dramatic performance within the playhouses of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Holger Schott Syme, a scholar noted for his work on the history of performance and early modern bibliography, designed this volume to challenge traditional readings of Shakespearean dramaturgy by rooting the plays firmly in the archival and judicial contexts of the period. The book was received as a rigorous contribution to the field of Shakespeare studies, praised by academic critics for its meticulous integration of theater history with the legal history of the era, and it remains a staple for those studying the intersection of law, culture, and performance.

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