This study, first published in 1980, examines ways in which the Jacobean city comedy reflect on the self-consciousness of audiences and the concern of the dramatists with Jacobean... Læs mere
Argues against the view that occult spiritualities are marginal to Western culture. Shows that the influence of the esoteric tradition is neglected and that much of what we take to be 'modern' derives, at least in part, from this.
This study, first published in 1980, examines ways in which the Jacobean city comedy reflect on the self-consciousness of audiences and the concern of the dramatists with Jacobean... Læs mere
Brian Gibbons presents the idea of multiplicity as a way of understanding the form and style of Shakespeare's plays, using an imaginative range of texts and new approaches. This 1993 book is scholarly, yet straightforward, on an issue of central importance.