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[ED: Hardcover], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Volume One of The Cambridge History of British Theatre begins in Roman Britain and ends with Charles II's restoration to the throne immi… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Volume One of The Cambridge History of British Theatre begins in Roman Britain and ends with Charles II's restoration to the throne imminent. The four essays in Part One treat pre-Elizabethan theatre, the eight in Part Two focus on the riches of the Elizabethan era, and the seven in Part Three on theatrical developments during and after the reigns of James I and Charles I. The essays are written for the general reader by leading British and American scholars, who combine an interest in the written drama with an understanding of the material conditions of the evolving professional theatre which the drama helped to sustain, often enough against formidable odds. The volume unfolds a story of enterprise, innovation and, sometimes, of desperate survival over years in which theatre and drama were necessarily embroiled in the politics of everyday life: a vivid subject vividly presented. Table of contents: General preface Chronology Part I. Pre-Elizabethan Theatre: 1. From Roman to Renaissance in drama and theatre John C. Coldewey 2. Faith, pastime, performance and drama in Scotland to 1603 John J. McGavin 3. The Bible as play in Reformation England Paul Whitfield White 4. Drama in 1553: continuity and change Peter Happé Part II. Elizabethan Theatre: 5. The development of a professional theatre, 1540-1660 Jane Milling 6. Drama outside London after 1540 Peter H. Greenfield 7. 'An example of courtesy and liberality': great households and performance Suzanne Westfall 8. The birth of an industry Douglas Bruster 9. Theatre and controversy, 1572-1603 Diana E. Henderson 10. The condition of theatre in England in 1599 Andrew Gurr 11. Ben Jonson's Every Man in His Humour: a case study Richard Allen Cave 12. London professional playhouses and performances Martin White Part III. Jacobean and Caroline Theatre: 13. Working playwrights, 1580-1642 Roslyn L. Knutson 14. Theatre and controversy, 1603-1642 Janette Dillon 15. The Stuart masque and its makers David Lindley 16. Clowns, fools and knaves: stages in the evolution of acting Peter Thomson 17. Thomas Middleton's A Game at Chess: a case study Richard Dutton 18. The condition of the theatres in 1642 Martin Butler 19. Theatre and Commonwealth Janet Clare Works cited Index. Volume One of The Cambridge History of British Theatre begins in Roman Britain and ends with Charles II's restoration to the throne imminent. The nineteen essays that make up the volume are written for the general reader by leading British and American scholars. The first of three volumes looking at the turbulent public life of performance in Britain. 570 pages - 40 half-tones Versandfertig in 3-5 Tagen, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<

2004, ISBN: 9780521650403

Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, 2004

2004, ISBN: 9780521650403

Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Cambridge University Press]

2004, ISBN: 9780521650403

Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Cambridge University Press]