Shakespeare's Festive World: Elizabethan Seasonal Entertainment and the Professional Stage

by François Laroque, Janet Lloyd (Translator), Keith Thomas (Foreword by)

François Laroque's new perspective on Shakespeare's relation to popular culture has quickly become a classic of scholarship. Available now in paperback, the book opens new possibilities for Shakespeare studies, revealing the connections between his plays and the folklore, customs, games, and celebrations of the Elizabethan festive tradition. This acclaimed study shows how Shakespeare mingled popular culture with aristocratic and royal forms of entertainment in ways that combined or clashed to produce new meaning.

440 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1991