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- Title
The Roman Actor, Metadrama, Authority, and the Audience.
- Authors
ANGUS, BILL
- Abstract
The article discusses the play "The Roman Actor," written by dramatist Philip Massinger, and the early modern debate about the legitimacy of theater. The author states that the play expresses the ambiguity of authority in dramatic structures that aim to manipulate audiences' responses. The author addresses the fear of misrepresentation in drama and how this creates self-conscious drama. Previous critical readings of the play are addressed. The article also discusses the theater's own potential for complicity in social control and the interchangeability of authority figures.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; ROMAN Actor, The (Theatrical production); ENGLISH theater; THEATER audiences; 17TH century drama; MASSINGER, Philip, 1583-1640; SEVENTEENTH century; PSYCHOLOGY; THEATER history
- Publication
SEL: Studies in English Literature (Johns Hopkins), 2010, Vol 50, Issue 2, p445
- ISSN
0039-3657
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/sel.0.0096