John Lowin and the English Theatre, 1603-1647 Acting and Cultural Politics on the Jacobean and Caroline Stage |
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Author:
| Wooding, Barbara |
Series title: | Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4094-5268-3 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $109.95 |
Book Description:
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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 socio-economic and political framework of the period.
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 socio-economic and political framework of the period.