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Tribble examines the concept of “affective transmission” as it was understood both by early modern writers and by contemporary affect theorists. She argues that contemporary models that place more stress upon the interplay between affect and cognition hold promise for understanding the affective practices of the early modern stage, especially the negotiations between the skilled player and the canny playgoer. These points are supported by an analysis of the playgoing environment of both the early modern stage and reconstructed stages such as Shakespeare’s Globe.
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Tribble, E. (2017). Affective Contagion on the Early Modern Stage. In: Bailey, A., DiGangi, M. (eds) Affect Theory and Early Modern Texts. Palgrave Studies in Affect Theory and Literary Criticism. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56126-8_10
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