Download or read book Shakespeare, Jonson, and the Claims of the Performative written by James Loxley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings works by Shakespeare and Jonson into alignment with aspects or elements of the concept of performativity, in order to show how that concept retains the potential both to underscore fresh readings of familiar texts and to illuminate fundamental theoretical issues around language, action and performance.