{"product_id":"games-and-gaming-in-early-modern-drama-stakes-and-hazards-hardcover","title":"Games and Gaming in Early Modern Drama: Stakes and Hazards - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Baird\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a close taxonomic study of the pivotal role of games in early modern drama. The presence of the game motif has often been noticed, but this study, the most comprehensive of its kind, shows how games operate in more complex ways than simple metaphor and can be syntheses of emblem and dramatic device. Drawing on seventeenth-century treatises, including \u003ci\u003eFrancis Willughby's Book of Games\u003c\/i\u003e, which only became available in print in 2003, and divided into chapters on Dice, Cards, Tables (Backgammon), and Chess, the book brings back into focus the symbolism and divinatory origins of games. The work of more than ten dramatists is analysed, from the Shakespeare and Middleton canon to rarer plays such as \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Curate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Two Angry Women of Abington\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCittie Gallant\u003c\/i\u003e. Games and theatre share common ground in terms of performance, deceit, plotting, risk and chance, and the early modern playhouse provided apt conditions for vicariousplay. From the romantic chase to the financial gamble, and in legal contest and war, the twenty-first century is still engaging the game. With its extensive appendices, the book will appeal to readers interested in period games and those teaching or studying early modern drama, including theatre producers, and awareness of the vocabulary of period games will allow further references to be understood in non-dramatic texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStakes and Hazards\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly uncovers the role of games and gaming in early modern drama. Examining the implications of dice, cards, tables, and chess, and adopting a taxonomic and contextualized approach, Baird identifies the significances of the gamester figure, wonderfully demonstrating how cultures of play illuminate the period's projections and perils.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- -Professor Mark Thornton Burnett, Queen's University Belfast, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a close taxonomic study of the pivotal role of games in early modern drama. The presence of the game motif has often been noticed, but this study, the most comprehensive of its kind, shows how games operate in more complex ways than simple metaphor and can be syntheses of emblem and dramatic device. Drawing on seventeenth-century treatises, including \u003ci\u003eFrancis Willughby's Book of Games\u003c\/i\u003e, which only became available in print in 2003, and divided into chapters on Dice, Cards, Tables (Backgammon), and Chess, the book brings back into focus the symbolism and divinatory origins of games. The work of more than ten dramatists is analysed, from the Shakespeare and Middleton canon to rarer plays such as \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Curate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Two Angry Women of Abington\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCittie Gallant\u003c\/i\u003e. Games and theatre share common ground in terms of performance, deceit, plotting, risk and chance, and the early modern playhouse provided apt conditions for vicarious play. From the romantic chase to the financial gamble, and in legal contest and war, the twenty-first century is still engaging the game. With its extensive appendices, the book will appeal to readers interested in period games and those teaching or studying early modern drama, including theatre producers, and awareness of the vocabulary of period games will allow further references to be understood in non-dramatic texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Baird is an independent researcher with research interests centred on early modern drama. Her doctoral research was jointly funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the University of Reading, UK. Previous publications include essays on Thomas Middleton's appropriation of the court masque in plays in \u003ci\u003eEarly Theatre, \u003c\/i\u003e and discussion of the gaming references in \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra. \u003c\/i\u003eIn addition to her academic work, Caroline has her own business managing the careers of international classical musicians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261508235485,"sku":"9783030508562","price":106.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/gRKWLpc6FO9783030508562.webp?v=1785076924","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/games-and-gaming-in-early-modern-drama-stakes-and-hazards-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}