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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...
