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- Title
Marlowe's Knifework: Threat, Caution, and Reaction in the Theatre.
- Authors
BOWERS, RICK
- Abstract
The article explores the insertion of the knife as a prop, symbol, agent and theatrical technique within the stage production of English dramatist Christopher Marlowe. It considers the transcendence of the knife as a representation of violence beyond stage object to project horror, and neuro-sensory muscular reactions in the audience, as expressed in such plays as "The Massacre at Paris," "Edward II" and "Tamburlaine." The author cites Marlowe's dramaturgy as action, reaction and threatening physicality, that borders within the realm of illicit sexuality and extreme violence.
- Subjects
MARLOWE, Christopher, 1564-1593; STAGE props; DRAMA; VIOLENCE in the theater; HUMAN sexuality in the theater; THEATER production &; direction; PERFORMING arts audiences; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Shakespeare Bulletin, 2009, Vol 27, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0748-2558
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/shb.0.0063