The Queen's Men and their Plays - Rilegato

McMillin, Scott; MacLean, Sally-Beth

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521594278 ISBN 13: 9780521594271

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Riassunto

This is the first book devoted to the Queen's Men, one of the major acting companies of the age of Shakespeare. In describing the troupe's position in the general political situation and the London theatre scene of the 1580s, the authors break new ground by showing how Elizabethan theatre history can be refocused by concentrating on the company which produced the plays rather than on the authors who wrote them. The book combines a thorough examination of documentary evidence with textual and critical analysis, to provide a full account of the characteristics which gave the company its identity: its acting style, staging methods, touring patterns and repertoire. The conclusions will interest Elizabethan historians as well as students and scholars of early modern theatre.

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Recensione:

'... they present a revised view of the importance of provincial tours in the life of a company of players, and suggest a degree of state control and use for political purposes of the actors greater than has previously been accepted.' History Today

Descrizione del libro:

This is the first book devoted to the Queen's Men, one of the major acting companies of the age of Shakespeare. It refocuses Elizabethan theatre history by concentrating on the company which produced the plays rather than on the authors who wrote them.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521594278
• ISBN 13: 9780521594271
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272