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Touchstone is a fictional character in Shakespeare 's play As You Like It. He is a court Jester, he was used throughout the play to both provide comic relief through sometimes vulgar humor and contrarily share wisdom, [1] fitting the archetype of the Shakespearean fool. Oftentimes, he acts as a character who foils his surroundings, observing ...
Jul 24, 2008 · Robert Armin, John Payne Collier , Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) Publication date 1842 ... By Robert Armin. London, Printed by T.E. for Iohn Deane. 1608.
Publication date 1961 Series Kent State University bulletin, vol. 49, no. 1. Research series, V Note 061 .O38 v. 5 bound with v. 1. 10246738 (parent record's ckey) 36105010128531 (item id)
Jun 30, 2005 · The book also describes the clown tradition in general, dealing with Kemp's inheritance from medieval theatre, with the work of Richard Tarlton, the great comic actor of the 1570s and 1580s, and with Kemp's successor, Robert Armin, who created the 'fool' parts in Shakespeare.
When Robert Armin replaced William Kemp not only did Shakespeare’s comic role shift, but there was also a concomitant increase in both the amount of singing (from 1.25 to 3.44 songs and song fragments per play, or 204 percent) and the degree to which the songs were altered (either revised from their originals and/or interrupted). Seventy-seven percent of the altered songs occurred after ...
The study of Armin's acting and writing contributes to the critical debate about the degree to which the actor was a semi-autonomous performer, an important issue in determining Armin's contribution to Shakespeare's music. Internal evidence supports a hypothesis that Armin either added and/or adapted songs for Shakespeare's plays.
Robert Armin, Shakespeare's Fool: A Biographical Essay Staple Bound – January 1, 1961 . by Charles Stanley Felver (Author) See all formats and editions. Sorry ...
- Charles Stanley Felver
