Speed and Flight in Shakespeare

Matthew Steggle is Professor of English at the University of Bristol, UK. His research interests include early modern literature and drama, with a particular focus on "historicized performance studies", and "acoustic approaches" to early modern drama. His publications include four monographs on early modern drama; editions of plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, and Brome; and dozens of scholarly articles and book chapters. Steggle is also Co-editor of the AHRC-funded Oxford Works of John Marston project, and of the Lost Plays Database.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Acceleration in The Comedy of Errors.- Chapter 3: Taking Flight in Romeo and Juliet.- Chapter 4: The Speed Demons of A Midsummer Night's Dream.- Chapter 5: The Action of the Tiger: Richard III and Henry V.- Chapter 6: Macbeth: Life in Fast Forward.- Chapter 7: Free Flight:The Tempest.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.