"Shakespeare's Polar Bears."
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo490/
Author:
	De Somogyi, Nick.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2024
Publication Information:
	New Theatre Quarterly 40, no. 4 (2024): 305–28.
Annotation:
	Builds on previous scholarship (q.v.) about baited bears in England who competed with plays for trade, fame, and patronage. Provides a long view of the Shakespeare's career, culminating in an analysis of The Winter’s Tale, where the famous stage direction “Exit, pursued by a bear” and the statue of Hermione evolve into the polar opposites and structural pivots of Shakespeare’s art and career arc. English summary, 305.
Language:
	English
Cross-References:
	De Somogyi, "Shakespeare and the Naming of Bears"
	De Somogyi, "Shakespeare and the Three Bears"
Tags:
	Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare's Stagecraft, The Winter's Tale
WSB Update:
	Summer 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo490