{"product_id":"mirrors-in-shakespeare-and-early-modern-english-drama-power-gender-and-the-magic-of-the-theatre-9781350535008","title":"Mirrors in Shakespeare and Early Modern English Drama: Power, Gender and the Magic of the Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirrors in the early modern playhouse function as figures of theatricality, reflecting gender dynamics and challenging sovereign power, in this open-access study of their use as stage props and rhetorical devices in plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining approaches from literary studies and performance studies with extensive research into material history, Valentina Finger highlights the rich complexity of mirrors and acts of mirroring on the early modern stage. The case studies in this book traverse myths of monarchs and imperial mirrors in \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, explore acts of exemplary self-government and court politics in \u003ci\u003eEdward I\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBussy D'Ambois\u003c\/i\u003e, constitute cosmetic mirrors as canvases for feminine self-authorship in \u003ci\u003eThe Duchess of Malfi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Charter \u003c\/i\u003eand illuminate the interplay of scientific knowledge, magic and trick glasses in \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Game at Chess\u003c\/i\u003e. Within this range of Shakespearean drama and lesser-studied plays by Shakespeare's contemporaries, each chapter examines political and literary history, material and visual culture, as well as gender and power dynamics. Focusing on the roles of mirrors as props and tropes in the early modern playhouse, this book contributes to our understanding of broader cultural, social and religious norms as they were debated in England around 1600. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com Open access was funded by the SFB 1369 Vigilanzkulturen (CRC 1369 Cultures of Vigilance) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich with resources provided by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valentina Finger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arden Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Arden Studies in Early Modern Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350535008","brand":"Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606498762889,"sku":"9781350535008","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_91e7bea9-12d4-4d73-8e59-fb138ac1d349.jpg?v=1776752778","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mirrors-in-shakespeare-and-early-modern-english-drama-power-gender-and-the-magic-of-the-theatre-9781350535008","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}