GRAPHING SHAKESPEARE contains work that was developped in the context of Stéphane Zarov’s doctoral thesis (at l’Université du Québec à Montréal) on the subject of Shakespeare’s metatheatricality.
The thirty-six play-graphs (which visually ascertain Shakespeare’s use of two metatheatrical devices: play-within-the-play and disguise) make up the thesis’ first chapter. Whereas the 2nd and 3rd chapter are composed of two sets of concordances: one on Shakespeare’s use of Theatrical terms (such as Act, Scene, Cue, Prompt, etc.); the other on his use of Artistic terms or terms related to mimetic representation ( Art, Counterfeit, Picture, Shadow, etc.).