[New post] Juliet, an artful Italian diva – Excerpt: “The Diva’s Gift to the Shakespearean Stage” by Pamela Allen Brown

Shakespeare & Beyond posted: "The popular image today of Juliet as a naive, wide-eyed girl is not how Shakespeare's audiences would have understood her. They would have instead discerned the unmistakable figure of the Italian innamorata, with boldness, agency, and distinctive theatric" New post on Shakespeare & Beyond Juliet, an artful Italian diva – Excerpt: "The Diva's Gift to the Shakespearean Stage" by Pamela Allen Brown by Shakespeare & Beyond In her new book "The Diva's Gift to the Shakespearean Stage," Pamela Allen Brown explores the considerable impact of Italian divas on Shakespeare and other English playwrights. This excerpt looks at the character of Juliet. Read more of this post Shakespeare & Beyond | March 25, 2022 at 10:00 am | Tags: Romeo and Juliet | Categories: Off the Shelf | URL: https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/?p=15253 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Shakespeare & Beyond. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2022/03/25/juliet-divas-gift-shakespearean-stage-excerpt/