"'(The) Play's the Thing': Shakespearean Drama as an End in Itself"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo641/
Author:
	Addison, Catherine.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2023
Publication Information:
	Shakespeare in Southern Africa 36 (2023): 46–54.
DOI:
	10.4314/sisa.v36i1.6
Annotation:
	Pushes back against utilitarian and pragmatic defenses of Shakespeare that see the usefulness of the plays in their ability to achieve a particular goal. Shows that the plays invite "participation in the game for its own sake before any further end." English summary, 46.
Language:
	English
Tags:
	Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Summer 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo641