Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama by Lindsey Row-Heyveld

Literary Disability Studies

Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama

Lindsey Row-Heyveld

244 pages • hardcover

2 editions

nonfiction classics literary sociology medium-paced
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Why do able-bodied characters fake disability in 40 early modern English plays? This book uncovers a previously unexamined theatrical tradition and explores the way counterfeit disability captivated the Renaissance stage. Through detailed case stu...

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