Locating the Queen's Men 1583-1603 Material Practices and Conditions of Playing |
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| Author:
| Ostovich, Helen
Syme, Holger Schott
Griffin, Andrew |
| Series title: | Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4094-7523-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $134.95 |
Book Description:
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Locating the Queen's Men presents new and groundbreaking essays on the theatrical and economic contexts of this prominent acting company. Offering a detailed critical engagement that includes a repertory study and investigations into distinctive style, this collection revises standard accounts of Elizabethan theatre history, showing that the company, which bridged a gap between medieval dramatic traditions and the era of Shakespeare and Marlowe, was a vital force in early modern England.
Locating the Queen's Men presents new and groundbreaking essays on the theatrical and economic contexts of this prominent acting company. Offering a detailed critical engagement that includes a repertory study and investigations into distinctive style, this collection revises standard accounts of Elizabethan theatre history, showing that the company, which bridged a gap between medieval dramatic traditions and the era of Shakespeare and Marlowe, was a vital force in early modern England.