Five Plays Of The English Renaissance
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Five Plays Of The English Renaissance
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Author : Bernard Beckerman
language : en
Publisher: Plume Books
Release Date : 1983
Five Plays Of The English Renaissance written by Bernard Beckerman and has been published by Plume Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with English drama categories.
Eros And Power In English Renaissance Drama
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Author : Curtis Perry
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2008-01-24
Eros And Power In English Renaissance Drama written by Curtis Perry and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book features five plays from the English Renaissance that explore political questions and developments by telling stories about the erotic impulses of a ruler. The volume contains fully annotated and modernized versions of Marlowe's Edward II, Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Massinger's The Duke of Milan, Davenant's The Cruel Brother, and Ford's Love's Sacrifice. The editor provides an introduction, initial discussion, and selected illustration(s) for each play, along with an introduction to erotic politics and the Renaissance-era political mentality. A bibliography includes suggestions for further reading and a list of useful websites for students.
English Renaissance Drama A Very Short Introduction To Theatre And Theatres In Shakespeare S Time
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Author : C W R D Moseley
language : en
Publisher: Humanities-Ebooks
Release Date :
English Renaissance Drama A Very Short Introduction To Theatre And Theatres In Shakespeare S Time written by C W R D Moseley and has been published by Humanities-Ebooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Literary Criticism categories.
Introduces the conclusions of recent scholarship and research into theatrical conditions, conventions and concepts in the time of Shakespeare. The book begins with a discussion of the origins of early modern English drama and of the theatres that were built for it. Attitudes to theatre and to players, and what audiences expected of both, are explored in the contexts of the constraints of the acting space and the political culture. The book then looks at the structure and dynamics of the theatrical companies before concluding with a discussion of the genres of plays and the expectations of them that people (including writers) held. Appendices list brief details of the major dramatists of the time, and summarise the main historical and dramatic events.
Ottemiller S Index To Plays In Collections
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Author : Denise L. Montgomery
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2011-08-11
Ottemiller S Index To Plays In Collections written by Denise L. Montgomery and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-11 with Performing Arts categories.
Representing the largest expansion between editions, this updated volume of Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections is the standard location tool for full-length plays published in collections and anthologies in England and the United States throughout the 20th century and beyond. This new volume lists more than 3,500 new plays and 2,000 new authors, as well as birth and/or death information for hundreds of authors.
Experiencing Drama In The English Renaissance
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Author : Akihiro Yamada
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-04-28
Experiencing Drama In The English Renaissance written by Akihiro Yamada and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book investigates the complex interactions, through experiencing drama, of readers and audiences in the English Renaissance. Around 1500 an absolute majority of population was illiterate. Henry VIII’s religious reformation changed this cultural structure of society. ‘The Act for the Advancement of True Religion’ of 1543, which prohibited the people belonging to the lower classes of society as well as women from reading the Bible, rather suggests that there already existed a number of these folks actively engaged in reading. The Act did not ban the works of Chaucer and Gower and stories of men’s lives – good reading for them. The successive sovereigns’ educational policies also contributed to rising literacy. This trend was speeded up by London’s growing population which invited the rise of commercial playhouses since 1567. Every citizen saw on average about seven performances every year: that is, about three per cent of London’s population saw a performance a day. From 1586 onwards merchants’ appearance in best-seller literature began to increase while stage representation of reading/writing scenes also increased and stimulated audiences towards reading. This was spurred by standardisation of the printing format of playbooks in the early 1580s and play-minded readers went to playbooks, eventually to create a class of playbook readers. Late in the 1590s, at last, playbooks matched with prose writings in ratio to all publications. Parts I and II of this book discuss these topics in numerical terms as much as possible and Part III discusses some monumental characteristics of contemporary readers of Chapman, Ford, Marston and Shakespeare.
Tragedies Of The English Renaissance
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Author : Goran Stanivukovic
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2018-02-01
Tragedies Of The English Renaissance written by Goran Stanivukovic and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
A survey of modern cinematic and televisual responses to the concept of the golden age.
English Renaissance Drama
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Author : David M Bevington
language : en
Publisher: Humanities-Ebooks
Release Date : 2014-01-01
English Renaissance Drama written by David M Bevington and has been published by Humanities-Ebooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with History categories.
Shakespeare Adaptations From The Early Eighteenth Century
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Author : Kristine Johanson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Shakespeare Adaptations From The Early Eighteenth Century written by Kristine Johanson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with English drama categories.
This book provides, for the first time, a scholarly edition of five adaptations of Shakespeare from the early eighteenth century. Providing a critical introduction and extensive explanatory notes, Shakespeare Adaptations from the Early Eighteenth Century firmly situates the texts of Coriolanus, Richard II, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Henry V in the literary, cultural, and political contexts of the period.
A New Companion To English Renaissance Literature And Culture
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Author : Michael Hattaway
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2010-05-10
A New Companion To English Renaissance Literature And Culture written by Michael Hattaway and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
In this revised and greatly expanded edition of the Companion, 80 scholars come together to offer an original and far-reaching assessment of English Renaissance literature and culture. A new edition of the best-selling Companion to English Renaissance Literature, revised and updated, with 22 new essays and 19 new illustrations Contributions from some 80 scholars including Judith H. Anderson, Patrick Collinson, Alison Findlay, Germaine Greer, Malcolm Jones, Arthur Kinney, James Knowles, Arthur Marotti, Robert Miola and Greg Walker Unrivalled in scope and its exploration of unfamiliar literary and cultural territories the Companion offers new readings of both ‘literary’ and ‘non-literary’ texts Features essays discussing material culture, sectarian writing, the history of the body, theatre both in and outside the playhouses, law, gardens, and ecology in early modern England Orientates the beginning student, while providing advanced students and faculty with new directions for their research All of the essays from the first edition, along with the recommendations for further reading, have been reworked or updated
A Short History Of English Renaissance Drama
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Author : Helen Hackett
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-05
A Short History Of English Renaissance Drama written by Helen Hackett and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-05 with History categories.
Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Yet considered alongside his contemporaries he was not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a period of astonishing creative fertility. This was an age when new media - popular drama and print - were seized upon avidly and inventively by a generation of exceptionally talented writers. In her sparkling new book, Helen Hackett explores the historical contexts of English Renaissance drama by situating it in the wider history of ideas. She traces the origins of Renaissance theatre in communal religious drama, civic pageantry and court entertainment and vividly describes the playing conditions of Elizabethan and Jacobean playhouses. Examining Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson in turn, the author assesses the distinctive contribution made by each playwright to the creation of English drama. She then turns to revenge tragedy, with its gothic poetry of sex and death; city comedy, domestic tragedy and tragicomedy; and gender and drama, with female roles played by boy actors in commercial playhouses while women participated in drama at court and elsewhere. The book places Renaissance drama in the exciting and vibrant cosmopolitanism of sixteenth-century London.