Shakespeare''s Theatre: A History

Informationen zum Autor Richard Dutton is Professor of English at Queen's University, Belfast, and Humanities Distinguished Professor of English (Emeritus) at Ohio State University. His books include, Shakespeare, Court Dramatist (2016) and Ben Jonson, 'Volpone' and the Gunpowder Plot (2008). He is co-editor of the four volume Companion to Shakespeare's Works (with Jean E. Howard, Wiley Blackwell, 2003). Klappentext Shakespeare's Theatre: A History examines the theatre spaces used by William Shakespeare, and situates these locations in relation to the social and political climate of the Elizabethan era. The text journeys from the provincial inns and guild halls 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 draws upon recent archaeological work on the remains of the Rose and the Globe, as well as publications from the Records of Early English Drama project. Chapters relate the practicalities of early modern playing to the evolving systems of aristocratic patronage and royal licensing within which they developed, providing a sociological frame for understanding how physical spaces and commercial constraints shaped the creative practice and performance of Shakespeare's work.Insightful and engaging, Shakespeare's Theatre: A History is ideal reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars of literature and theatre studies. Zusammenfassung 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 developedInsightful and engaging! Shakespeare's Theatre is ideal reading for undergraduates! postgraduates! and scholars of literature and theatre studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations xList of Boxes xiPreface xiiIntroduction 1Palamon and Arcite was Performed with the Queen Herself Present on the Stage 1The Upstart Crow 7Notes 171 The Early Years 19Stratford and Staging Practices 19Princely Pleasures at Kenilworth 25Mystery Cycles and Trade Guilds 27Competing Authorities 28Straws in the Wind 29A System of Protection and Control 33Roads Not Taken 34Notes 362 Possible Beginnings 38Shakespeare and the Queen's Men's Theory 39Tarlton 44Shakespeare and Alexander Hoghton's Will 50Strange's Men 60Notes 713 Shakespeare on the Record and the Stages of 1594: Newington Butts, the Theatre, Greenwich Palace, and Gray's Inn 75Plague 75Duopoly 77Shakespeare in the Records 81Four Playing Places 82The Theatre 83...

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations x
 
List of Boxes xi
 
Preface xii
 
Introduction 1
 
Palamon and Arcite was Performed with the Queen Herself Present on the Stage 1
 
The Upstart Crow 7
 
Notes 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 288
 
8 The Blackfriars 290
 
Your Master's Worship House, here, in the Friars" 299
 
The New Repertoire 303
 
Descent Machinery 305
 
Jonson and Shakespeare in the New House 309
 
Notes 319
 
Appendix: Chamberlain's/King's Men's Plays 1594-1614, Other than by Shakespeare 322
 
Extant Texts, with Dates of Performance and Publication, and Probable Playhouse of First Performance 322
 
Anon 323
 
Non?]Extant or Unidentified Plays Associated with the Company 324
 
Bibliography 325
 
Primary Material from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 325
 
Secondary Material 329
 
Index 341

Produktdetails

• Autoren: R Dutton, Richard Dutton, Richard (Ohio State University) Dutton
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 09.03.2018
• EAN: 9781405115131
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-1513-1
• Seiten: 384
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; Literaturwissenschaft, Literaturkritik, Shakespeare, William, Shakespeare, Literature, Literaturkritik u. -geschichte, Literary Criticism & History, Englische Literatur / Renaissance, Renaissance English Literature, Englische Literatur / Shakespeare