John Lowin and the English Theatre, 1603�1647 - Acting and Cultural Politics on the Jacobean and Caroline Stage

In the first full-length study devoted to John Lowin, Wooding provides a comprehensive overview of the life and times of one of the greatest actors of seventeenth-century England. She examines his involvement in the Jacobean/Caroline world as citizen, performer, and manager of King's Men's Company, and contextualizes his life and career within the

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; From Cripplegate to Bankside; Pamphlets, plays, pageant and ’prentices; ’Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang’; Parish and playhouse; We now touch the height of human glorie'; ’A Protean actor varijnge everie shape with the occasion'; Theatre, citizens and court; The Soddered Citizen: an investigation; John Lowin: an actor for all seasons; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Barbara Wooding is an independent scholar, based in the UK.

Summary

In the first full-length study devoted to John Lowin, Wooding provides a comprehensive overview of the life and times of one of the greatest actors of seventeenth-century England. She examines his involvement in the Jacobean/Caroline world as citizen, performer, and manager of King's Men's Company, and contextualizes his life and career within the

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Wooding, Wooding Barbara
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032926827
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92682-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 360 g
• Series: Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; History, DRAMA / General, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, History and Archaeology, Literature: history and criticism, Plays, Playscripts, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Classic and pre-20th century plays