Lord Strange''s Men and Their Plays

"In this major contribution to theater history and cultural studies, authors Lawrence Manley and Sally-Beth MacLean paint a lively portrait of Lord Strange's Men, a daring company of players that dominated the London stage for a brief period in the late Elizabethan era. During their short theatrical reign, Lord Strange's Men helped to define the dramaturgy of the era, performing the works of William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd, and others in a distinctive and spectacular style, exploringinnovative new modes of impersonation while intentionally courting political and religious controversy"--

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• Authors: Prof. Sally-Beth (University of Toronto) Maclean, Sally-Beth Maclean, Sally-Beth Manley Maclean, Lawrence Manley, Lawrence Maclean Manley, Manley Lawrence
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2014
• EAN: 9780300191998
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19199-8
• No. of pages: 488
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; London, Greater London, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600