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Non-Verbal Meaning in Caroline Private Theatre: William Cavendish's and James Shirley's The Varietie (c.1641)

Ravelhofer, B.

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How did early modern actors convey meaning on stage without speaking? A few plays of the Caroline period developed an extraordinary taste for non-verbal communication by costume, movements, stage design and the like. Drawing upon 'The Varietie'(c.1641), a comedy written by William Cavendish and James Shirley, this essay explores the impact of seventeenth-century fashion, dancing practice, and the conventions of court masques on Caroline private theatre.

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Ravelhofer, B. (2006). Non-Verbal Meaning in Caroline Private Theatre: William Cavendish's and James Shirley's The Varietie (c.1641). The Seventeenth Century, 21(2), 195-214

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Oct 1, 2006
Deposit Date Aug 22, 2007
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Seventeenth Century
Print ISSN 0268-117X
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 21
Issue 2
Pages 195-214
Keywords Shirley, James, Cavendish, William, Masque, Early dance, Costume.
Publisher URL http://journals.mup.man.ac.uk/cgi-bin/MUP?COMval=issue&key=SVC_21@2

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