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Oxford Handbook Of Early Modern Theatre
Richard . Ed(S): Dutton
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Description for Oxford Handbook Of Early Modern Theatre
Hardback. An international team of scholars examines the theatrical world in which Shakespeare worked, tracing the social, political, and patronage pressures under which actors operated. They also explore the practicalities of playing: acquiring scripts, theatres, rehearsing, lighting, music, props, boy actors, and the role of women in an 'all-male' world. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 744 pages, 24 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 245 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1472.
There was no single 'Elizabethan stage'. Early modern actors exploited various opportunities for patronage and profit between the 1570s and 1642, whether touring, or performing at inns, in country houses, in purpose-built theatres, at court, at the universities or at the inns of court. This authoritative and comprehensive collection of new essays explores the social, political, and economic pressures under which the playing companies of Shakespeare and his contemporaries operated. It shows how they evolved over time to meet new challenges such as the opposition of City of London authorities, the possibility of permanent location in London, the re-emergence of ... Read more
There was no single 'Elizabethan stage'. Early modern actors exploited various opportunities for patronage and profit between the 1570s and 1642, whether touring, or performing at inns, in country houses, in purpose-built theatres, at court, at the universities or at the inns of court. This authoritative and comprehensive collection of new essays explores the social, political, and economic pressures under which the playing companies of Shakespeare and his contemporaries operated. It shows how they evolved over time to meet new challenges such as the opposition of City of London authorities, the possibility of permanent location in London, the re-emergence of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Number of Pages
744
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199287246
SKU
V9780199287246
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About Richard . Ed(S): Dutton
Richard Dutton has been Humanities Distinguished Professor of English at Ohio State University since 2003. Previously he was at Lancaster University in England for thirty years. Working on the borders of literary criticism and theatre history, he is best known for his work on early modern censorship, including Mastering the Revels: the Regulation and Censorship of English Renaissance Drama (1991) ... Read more
Reviews for Oxford Handbook Of Early Modern Theatre
Each of the 36 richly detailed essays beckons to be read... Many among this all-star line-up of distinguished contributors have published book-length studies on their respective academic specializations... Collectively, the essays accrue, building a comprehensive and coherent profile of the world of early modern theater
P.D. Nelsen, CHOICE
A very valuable tool
William Proctor Williams, Notes and ... Read more
P.D. Nelsen, CHOICE
A very valuable tool
William Proctor Williams, Notes and ... Read more