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HUMANITY AT STAKE: MAN AND ANIMAL IN SHAKESPEARE'S THEATRE.
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- Author(s): Höfele, Andreas
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Shakespeare Survey; 2007, Vol. 60, p118-129, 12p, 2 Black and White Photographs
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This article examines the relations between John Foxe's account of the life of Thomas Cromwell, Lord Chancellor of King Henry VIII of England, and Shakespearean theatre. It argues that Foxe's story predates the Elizabethan theatre. It explores three aspects in Foxe's narrative with reference to Shakespeare: the collusion between theatre and bearbaiting; the permeability of the species boundary between humans and animals; and the interaction of presence and representation. It contends that these three aspects converge in Shakespearean drama.
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