Glynne Wickham / Herbert Berry / William Ingram (eds.)

English Professional Theatre, 1530-1660

Herausgeber: Berry, Herbert; Wickham, Glynne; Ingram, William

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume explores the professional English theatre from 1530 to 1660. The documents collected here, many published for the first time, chronicle the exciting and flourishing world of the theatre through the reigns of Henry VIII to Charles I. These exciting primary sources offer first-hand accounts, including the daily life and work of the actor, and the most complete coverage yet of all the playhouses, both public and private, including the Rose, the Globe, Red Lion and the Swan. The volume documents the various theatre companies of children, costumes and stage property matters, audience reception and behaviour, and ecclesiastical and governmental legislation. A full linking narrative and extensive bibliography detailing the location of the primary sources, provide an important reference work and valuable research tool.

Produktdetails

• Theatre in Europe: a documentary history
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 762
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1352g
• ISBN-13: 9780521230124
• ISBN-10: 0521230128
• Artikelnr.: 10225871

Inhaltsangabe

List of documents; General Editor's preface; Editor's preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Documents of Control, 1530-1660, edited by Glynne Wickham: 1. Henry VIII, 1530-47; 2. Edward VI, 1547-53; 3. Mary I, 1553-8; 4. Elizabeth I, 1558-1603; 5. James I and Charles I, 1603-25: 1625-49; Part II. Players and Playing, edited by William Ingram: 6. Introduction; 7. The popular image of the stage player; 8. A representative life: Augustine Phillips; 9. Patrons and playing companies; 10. Players and their playing places; 11. Costumes, properties and playbooks; 12. Players travelling in the provinces; 13. Companies of children; 14. Some illustrative instances of professional theatrical life and practice; Part III. Playhouses, 1560-1660, edited by Herbert Berry: 15. The Red Lion; 16.-19. The Four Inns; 20. St Paul's; 21. Newington Butts; 22. The Theatre; 23. The first Blackfriars; 24. The Curtain; 25. The Rose; 26. The Swan; 27. The Boar's Head; 28. The first Globe; 29. The second Blackfriars; 30. The first Fortune; 31. Whitefriars; 32. The Red Bull; 33. The Hope; 34. The second Globe; 35. The Phoenix; 36. The second Fortune; 37. Salisbury Court; Bibliography; Index.

Rezensionen

From the hardback review: 'A monumental achievement. A reference book which is at once a long-term resource ad a joy to consult.' Theatre Notebook