New or evolving stage technologies such as squibs, cranes, pulleys, cannons, trap doors, and other apparatuses all contributed to the rise in popularity of what I refer to as an effects-driven "theater of the senses" in early-modern England. Early modern theater and science shared a common interest in the performance of effects. The performance of these effects elevated the role of the senses in both theater and experimental culture. While demonstrating the diverse ways in which technology was employed on the early-modern stage (in the works of Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, and Ben Johnson), A Theater of the Senses argues that the phenomenology of theatrical performance is a crucial context within which we can better understand the experimental culture of the seventeenth century. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2013. / May 22, 2013. / effects, phenomenology, Renaissance, senses, technology,
theater / Includes bibliographical references. / Elizabeth Spiller, Professor Directing Dissertation; Robert Crew, University Representative; Bruce Boehrer, Committee Member; Gary Taylor, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183680 |
| Contributors | Carr, Kevin Matthew (authoraut), Spiller, Elizabeth (professor directing dissertation), Crew, Robert (university representative), Boehrer, Bruce (committee member), Taylor, Gary (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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