The Children of Paul's

Klappentext Professor Gair examines St Paul Cathedral 1553 1608! a commercially successful theatre and the players and playwrights who worked there. Zusammenfassung Professor Gair has researched extensively into primary source documents to produce a thorough account of the St Paul's Cathedral theatre's origins! location! structure! repertoire and audience. It will interest social historians as well as students of the Renaissance and Shakespeare. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; editions and abbreviations; Introduction: the Children of Paul's and the English Drama; 1. The decay of St Paul's; 2. Paul's playhouse; 3. the business of theatre in court and city; 4. Interregnum and new departures; 5. New management: new methods; 6. The triumph of profit and Puritanism; Appendix 1. Documents; Appendix 2. Personalia; Appendix 3. Plays; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Reavley Gair, Gair Reavley, Gair Reavley
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521134903
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13490-3
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; London, Greater London, Dance, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, Theatre Studies, Other performing arts, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700