"Abstraction as Shakespearean Interface"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbm65/
Author:
	Lamb, Jonathan P.; Suzanne Tanner.
Type:
	Book Chapter
Year:
	2023
Publication Information:
	Werier, The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Interface, 116–30.
DOI:
	doi.org/10.4324/9780367821722-11
:
	Werier, The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Interface
Annotation:
	Considers relationship between interface and abstraction, wherein each isolates, simplifies, and mimics key elements of complex entities. Argues "interfaces abstract the system they mediate on behalf of the users they address, often with the goal of making complex systems accessible." Explores how Shakespeare's plays are accessed through variety of interfaces that abstract texts and performances, such as dramatis personae and plot summaries. States that "rather than dismissing these modes of abstraction as riff-raff distracting us from the 'real' thing, this chapter takes seriously the ways in which abstract information about the plays sequences, conditions, and even makes possible our comprehension." English summary, online.
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Werier, Clifford; Budra, Paul
Tags:
	Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Summer 2024
WSB Record Number:
	bbbm65