Harry R. McCarthy

Boy Actors in Early Modern England (eBook, PDF)

Skill and Stagecraft in the Theatre

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Produktbeschreibung

This innovative study draws on theatre history and present-day performance to re-appraise the remarkable skills of early modern boy actors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009116787
• Artikelnr.: 70912607

Autorenporträt

Harry R. McCarthy is a Junior Research Fellow in English at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. He is the author of Performing Early Modern Drama Beyond Shakespeare: Edward's Boys (2020), and has published on early modern and contemporary performance in English Literary History, Early Theatre, Shakespeare, and Shakespeare Survey.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. 'All feats of activitie, and motions': Rethinking early modern boyhoods
2. Staging skill: Movement, metatheatre, and boy actors' theatrical reputations
3. 'The Bettering of the body': Staging sport in the boy company repertory
4. 'Sport indeede': Star roles as physical showcase
Conclusion.