Elizabethan popular theatre : plays in performance
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Elizabethan popular theatre : plays in performance
（Routledge library editions, . Shakespeare . Performance ; 2）
Routledge, 2005, c1982
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Reprint. Originally published by Routledge & K. Paul, 1982
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-228) and index
Transferred to Digital Printing 2008
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Elizabethan Popular Theatre surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. The book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas: The Spanish Tragedy, Mucedorus, Edward II, Doctor Faustus and Titus Andronicus, as well as providing a comprehensive history of a variety of contemporary playhouse stages, performances, and players.
Table of Contents
Part 1 1. Playhouses and stages 2. Performances 3. Players and playing Part 2 4. The Spanish Tragedy: architectonic design 5. Mucedorus: the exploitation of convention 6. Edward II: dramatic documentary 7. Doctor Faustus: ritual shows Titus Andronicus: strange images of death
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