Terms to know for quiz

(McEvoy on genre)

Genre

• What conventions does Hamlet share with Kyd's Spanish Tragedy? Why?
• How does McEvoy define "genre"?
• (Box 5.1) Besides "sharers," who else might have been employed by an acting company?
• (Box 5.1) Based on Shakespeare's company, about how many plays a year would a company write and produce?
• (Box 5.1) What was the name of Shakespeare's company? why?
• (Box 5.1) Who were Henslowe and Burbage?
• Who are Hemmings and Condell?
• Name three conventions of comedy.
• Name three conventions of history.
• Name three conventions of tragedy.
• Name three conventions of romance (aka "tragicomedy.")
• Name one "problem play.
• Name a play that has a "mixed genre."
• Name a play on which Shakespeare collaborated.
• Name a play written in 1599.

Comedy

• Explain two conventions that the comedies have in common or that act as an unspoken presence in plays that don't use them.
• Why is marriage regarded as an "end" in comedy?
• How do new historicists and British materialists approach these marriage comedies differently?
• Critics disagree about the extent to which women could be "liberated" in this period. Explain Orgel and Davies' positions.
• What does "misogynistic" mean?
• While Michael Billington thinks Taming of the Shrew has no redeeming value, others argue that the play changes to a fantasy of "male wish fulfillment" if read in the context of its frame. Briefly describe this frame.
• How does Karen Newman read this play? Explain briefly.
• Stevie Davies disagrees with Karen Newman. Explain.