Paul Whitfield White is Associate Professor of English at Purdue University. He is the author of Theatre and Reformation: Protestantism, Patronage, and Playing in Tudor England (1993) and editor of Marlowe, History and Sexuality (1998) and Reformation Biblical Drama (OP).
Suzanne R. Westfall is Professor of English and Theatre at Lafayette College. She is the author of Patrons and Performance: Early Tudor Household Revels, and articles on patronage and household theatre.
List of illustrations; List of contributors; Introduction: Shakespeare and
theatrical patronage in early modern England Paul Whitfield White and
Suzanne R. Westfall; Part I. Theories and Histories: 1. 'The useless
dearness of the diamond': theories of patronage theatre Suzanne R.
Westfall; Part II. Shakespearean Patronage: 2. The King's Men's king's men:
Shakespeare and folio patronage David M. Bergeron; 3. Shakespeare, the
Cobhams and the dynamics of theatrical patronage Paul Whitfield White; 4.
Shakespeare, noble patrons and the pleasures of 'common' playing Leeds
Barroll; Part III. From Medieval to Early Modern: 5. 'What revels are in
hand?': marriage celebrations and patronage of the arts in Renaissance
England David Bevington and Milla Riggio; 6. The city as patron: York
Alexandra F. Johnston; 7. Theatrical patronage and the urban community
during the reign of Mary Mary A. Blackstone; Part IV. Patrons, Players and
Audiences: 8. Privy Councilors as theatre patrons Andrew Gurr; 9. Tracking
Leicester's Men: the patronage of a performance troupe Sally-Beth MacLean;
10. Patronage and the companies of boy actors Michael Shapiro; 11. The
audience as patron: The Knight of the Burning Pestle Alexander Leggatt;
Index.
