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Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2021

David McInnis
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University of Melbourne
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In this brief conclusion I revisit the metaphor, running throughout this book, of Rubin’s vase and reflect on the prejudice associated with viewing the corpus of early modern drama by prioritising extant plays over lost plays. To do so is to only see half the picture. Lost plays form an indispensable role in shaping or forming the extant canon; extant plays are to a large extent ‘produced’ through their relationship not only to each other, but to their lost counterparts. I argue that a shift in perspective is required before we can see what has always already been present but not prioritised. The surviving drama comes into sharper relief when its relationship to the lost drama is better understood.

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Shakespeare and Lost Plays
Reimagining Drama in Early Modern England
, pp. 205 - 207
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Conclusion
  • David McInnis, University of Melbourne
  • Book: Shakespeare and Lost Plays
  • Online publication: 10 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108915250.008
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  • Conclusion
  • David McInnis, University of Melbourne
  • Book: Shakespeare and Lost Plays
  • Online publication: 10 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108915250.008
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  • Conclusion
  • David McInnis, University of Melbourne
  • Book: Shakespeare and Lost Plays
  • Online publication: 10 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108915250.008
Available formats
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