Shakespeare s Theatre: A History examines the theatre spaces used by William Shakespeare, and explores these spaces in relation to the social and political framework of the Elizabethan era. The text journeys from the performing spaces of the provincial inns, guild halls and houses of the gentry of the Bard s early career, to the purpose–built outdoor playhouses of London, including the Globe, the Theatre, and the Curtain, and the royal courts of Elizabeth and James I. The author also discusses the players for whom Shakespeare wrote, and the positioning or dispositioning of audience members in relation to the stage. Widely and deeply researched, this fascinating volume is the first to draw on the most recent archaeological work on the remains of the Rose and the Globe, as well as continuing publications from the Records of Early English Drama project. The book also explores the contentious view that the plot of The Seven Deadly Sins (part II), provides unprecedented insight into the working practices of Shakespeare s company and includes a complete and modernized version of the plot . Throughout, the author relates the practicalities of early modern playing to the evolving systems of aristocratic patronage and royal licensing within which they developed Insightful and engaging, Shakespeare s Theatre is ideal reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars of literature and theatre studies. INDICE: Preface x .Introduction 1 .Palamon and Arcite was Performed with the Queen Herself Present on the Stage 1 .The Upstart Crow 7 .Noes 17 .1 The Early Years 19 .Stratford and Staging Practices 19 .Princely Pleasures at Kenilworth 25 .Mystery Cycles and Trade Guilds 27 .Competing Authorities 28 .Straws in the Wind 29 .A System of Protection and Control 33 .Roads Not Taken 34 .Notes 36 .2 Possible Beginnings 38 .Shakespeare and the Queen s Men s Theory 39 .Tarlton 44 .Shakespeare and Alexander Hoghton s Will 50 .Strange s Men 60 .Notes 71 .3 Shakespeare on the Record and the Stages of 1594: Newington Butts, the Theatre, Greenwich Palace, and Gray s Inn 75 .Plague 75 .Duopoly 77 .Shakespeare in the Records 81 .Four Playing Places 82 .The Theatre 83 .Burbage 102 .Kemp 103 .Motley 105 .The Cross Keys Inn 114 .Greenwich Palace 117 .Gray s Inn 130 .Notes 136 .4 The Chamberlain s / King s Men and their Organization 140 .Sharers 140 .Hired Men (and Women) 156 .Hired Men as Actors 157 .Gatherers 159 .Tirewomen 167 .Tiremen 169 .Musicians 174 .Book ]keepers 177 .Stage ]keepers 180 .Apprentices 182 .Conclusions 188 .Notes 188 .5 A Stormy Passage, from the Theatre, via the Curtain, to the Globe 193 .2 The Seven Deadly Sins 205 .The Stories 209 .Commentary 213 .The Text 213 .Authorship and Dating of the Play(s) 213 . Those Playhouses Shall be Plucked Down 221 .Notes 227 .6 The Great Globe Itself 230 .The Galleries 232 .Lords Rooms 234 .Stage Directions 242 .Playhouse of the Spoken Word 257 .Robert .Armin 264 .The War of the Theatres 271 .Notes 274 .7 A New Reign 277 .A Royal Master 279 .Little Eyases and The Malcontent 281 .Notes 286 .8 The Blackfriars 288 . Your Master s Worship House, here, in the Friars 297 .The New Repertoire 301 .Descent Machinery 303 .Jonson and Shakespeare in the New House 307 .Notes 317 .Appendix: Chamberlain s/King s Men s Plays 1594 1614, Other than by Shakespeare 320 .Extant Texts, with Dates of Performance and Publication, and Probable Playhouse of First Performance 320 .Anon 321 .Non ]Extant or Unidentified Plays Associated with the Company 322 .Bibliography 323 .Primary .Material from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 323 .Secondary Material 326 .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-1513-1
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 496
- Fecha Publicación: 05/01/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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