'Enter Will Kemp' : the role of the stage clown in the composition and revision of Shakespeare's plays, 1592-1599

This thesis examines the actor-clown Will Kemp and his working relationship with Shakespeare. In particular, the thesis explores the theatrical and literary influence Kemp had on his roles for Shakespeare. In the chapters which follow, I investigate the traces of Kemp in some of the early editions o...

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Main Author: Ford, Elizabeth
Published: Cardiff University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573629