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Dramatic Texts and Records of Britain

Author : Ian Lancashire
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521262958
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Dramatic Texts and Records of Britain written by Ian Lancashire and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1984-08-02 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1800 entries this valuable reference work covers texts and records of dramatic activity for about 400 sites in Britain from Roman times to 1558. Grouped in sections - texts listed chronologically; Records of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Other, classified by county, site, and date; and doubtful texts and records - the entries summarize the contents of each record and give bibliographic information. Professor Lancashire presents a comprehensive survey of almost every type of literary and historical record, document, and work: civic, church, guild, monastic, and royal court minutes and financial accounts; national records - Chancery, Parliament, Privy Council, Exchequer; royal proclamations; wills; local court rolls; jest-books, poems, prose treatises, sermons; archaeological remains, artifacts, illustrations. He brings together works in several normally unrelated fields: Roman theatre in Britain; medieval drama as such, including the Corpus Christi play and the moral play; court revels of the Tudors, and of their predecessors in England and Scotland; and finally Latin and Greek drama as played in Oxford and Cambridge colleges. An introduction outlines the history of early drama in Britain. Appendixes include indexes of about 335 towns or patrons with travelling players, complete with rough itineraries; about 180 playwrights; and about 320 playing places and buildings. There are illustrations, four maps, and a large general subject and name index.

The Framing Text in Early Modern English Drama

Author : Dr Brian W Schneider
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409478785
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book The Framing Text in Early Modern English Drama written by Dr Brian W Schneider and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though individual prologues and epilogues have been treated in depth, very little scholarship has been published on early modern framing texts as a whole. The Framing Text in Early Modern English Drama fills a gap in the literature by examining the origins of these texts, and investigating their growing importance and influence in the theatre of the period. This topic-led discussion of prologues and epilogues deals with the origins of these texts, the difficulty of definition, and the way in which many prologues and epilogues appear to interact on such subjects as the composition of the theatre audience and the perceived place of women in such an audience. Author Brian Schneider also examines the reasons for, and the evidence leading to, the apparently sudden burgeoning of these texts after the Restoration, when prologues and epilogues grace nearly all the dramas of the time and become a virtual cottage industry of their own. The second section-a comprehensive list of prologues and epilogues-details play titles, playwrights, theatres and theatre companies, first performance and the earliest edition in which the framing text(s) appears. It quotes the first line of the prologue and/or epilogue and uses the printer's signature to denote the page on which the texts can be found. Further information is provided in notes appended to the relevant entry. A final section deals with 'free-floating' and 'free-standing' framing texts that appear in verse collections, manuscripts, and other publications and to which no play can be positively ascribed. Combining original analysis with carefully compiled, comprehensive reference data, The Framing Text in Early Modern English Drama provides a genuinely new angle on the drama of early modern England.

Pathos in Late-Medieval Religious Drama and Art

Author : Gabriella Mazzon
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004355588
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Pathos in Late-Medieval Religious Drama and Art written by Gabriella Mazzon and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pathos in Late-Medieval Religious Drama and Art explores the connections between the language of European late-medieval drama and co-temporary themes and motifs in visual communication, focussing on the triggering of emotional reactions in the viewers as a persuasive device.

A Companion to the Medieval Theatre

Author : Ronald W. Vince
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to the Medieval Theatre written by Ronald W. Vince and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1989-03-27 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vince has provided a useful and, for the most part, usable reference work. His introduction should be required reading for anyone approaching medieval theater. Choice Scholars increasingly see medieval theatre as a complex and vital performance medium related more closely to political, religious, and social life than to literature as we know it. Reflecting the current interest in performance, A Companion to the Medieval Theatre presents 250 alphabetically arranged entries offering a panoramic view of European and British theatrical productions between the years 900 and 1550. The volume features 30 essays contributed by an international group of specialists and includes many shorter entries as well as systematic cross-referencing, a chronology, a bibliography, and a full complement of indexes. Major entries focus on the theatres of the principal linguistic areas (the British Isles, France, Germany, Iberia, Italy, Scandinavia, the Low Countries, and Eastern Europe), and on dramatic forms and genres such as liturgical drama, Passion and saint plays, morality plays, folk drama, and Humanist drama. Other articles examine costume, acting, pageantry, and music, and explore the theatrical dimension of courtly entertainment, the dance, and the tournament. Short entries supply information on over one hundred playwrights, directors, actors and antiquarians whose contributions to the theatre have been documented. This informative guide brings new depth to our appreciation of the richness and color of medieval public entertainments and the symbolism and pageantry that were a part of daily life in the Middle Ages. Designed to appeal to general reader, this volume is also an attractive choice for libraries serving students and scholars of theatre history, English and European literatures, medieval history, cultural history, drama, and performance.

An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance

Author : Robert Leach
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429873360
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance written by Robert Leach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance chronicles the history and development of theatre from the Roman era to the present day. As the most public of arts, theatre constantly interacts with changing social, political and intellectual movements and ideas, and Robert Leach’s masterful work restores to the foreground of this evolution the contributions of women, gay people and ethnic minorities, as well as the theatres of the English regions, and of Wales and Scotland. Highly illustrated chapters trace the development of theatre through major plays from each period; evaluations of playwrights; contemporary dramatic theory; acting and acting companies; dance and music; the theatre buildings themselves; and the audience, while also highlighting enduring features of British theatre, from comic gags to the use of props. This first volume spans from the earliest forms of performance to the popular theatres of high society and the Enlightenment, tracing a movement from the outdoor and fringe to the heart of the social world. The Illustrated History acts as an accessible, flexible basis for students of the theatre, and for pure fans of British theatre history there could be no better starting point.

A Reference Guide for English Studies

Author : Michael J. Marcuse
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520051614
Total Pages : 872 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book A Reference Guide for English Studies written by Michael J. Marcuse and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious undertaking is designed to acquaint students, teachers, and researchers with reference sources in any branch of English studies, which Marcuse defines as "all those subjects and lines of critical and scholarly inquiry presently pursued by members of university departments of English language and literature.'' Within each of 24 major sections, Marcuse lists and annotates bibliographies, guides, reviews of research, encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals, and reference histories. The annotations and various indexes are models of clarity and usefulness, and cross references are liberally supplied where appropriate. Although cost-conscious librarians will probably consider the several other excellent literary bibliographies in print, such as James L. Harner's Literary Research Guide (Modern Language Assn. of America, 1989), larger academic libraries will want Marcuse's volume.-- Jack Bales, Mary Washington Coll. Lib., Fredericksburg, Va. -Library Journal.

Literary Research and the British Renaissance and Early Modern Period

Author : Jennifer Bowers
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810874282
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (742 download)

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Book Synopsis Literary Research and the British Renaissance and Early Modern Period by : Jennifer Bowers

Download or read book Literary Research and the British Renaissance and Early Modern Period written by Jennifer Bowers and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides the best practices and reference resources, both print and electronic, that can be used in conducting research on literature of the British Renaissance and Early Modern Period. This volume seeks to address specific research characteristics integral to studying the period, including a more inclusive canon and the predominance of Shakespeare.

Drama and Religion in English Provincial Society, 1485-1660

Author : Paul Whitfield White
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521856698
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Book Synopsis Drama and Religion in English Provincial Society, 1485-1660 by : Paul Whitfield White

Download or read book Drama and Religion in English Provincial Society, 1485-1660 written by Paul Whitfield White and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines theatre and religion in provincial England from the early Tudors to 1660.

Patronage, Politics, and Literary Traditions in England, 1558-1658

Author : Cedric Clive Brown
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814324172
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Patronage, Politics, and Literary Traditions in England, 1558-1658 written by Cedric Clive Brown and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Festivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain

Author : Clifford Davidson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351936611
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Festivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain written by Clifford Davidson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based in records and iconography, this book surveys medieval festival playing in Britain more comprehensively than any other work to date. The study presents an inclusive view of the drama in the British Isles, from Kilkenny to Great Yarmouth, from Scotland to Cornwall. It offers detailed readings of individual plays-including the York Creed Play, Pentecost and Corpus Christi plays and the little studied Bodley plays, among others - as well as a summary of what is known of their production. Clifford Davidson here extends the usual chronological range to include work typically categorized as early modern, enabling a juxtaposition of earlier plays with later plays to yield a better understanding of both. Complementing documentary evidence with iconographic detail and citation of music, he pinpoints a number of common misconceptions about medieval drama. By organizing the study around the rituals of the liturgical seasons, he clarifies the relationship between liturgical feast and dramatic celebration.

British Drama Before 1660

Author : Jennifer Robin Goodman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book British Drama Before 1660 written by Jennifer Robin Goodman and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study covers the development of British drama from the time of the Roman colonization to the restoration of Charles II in 1660. The author provides an overview of scholarship on the subject since 1950, and goes on to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the two main approaches to drama study: stage history and the literary study of drama.

British Drama 1533-1642: A Catalogue

Author : Martin Wiggins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199265720
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis British Drama 1533-1642: A Catalogue by : Martin Wiggins

Download or read book British Drama 1533-1642: A Catalogue written by Martin Wiggins and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 3 covers the years 1590-1597 and sees the start of Shakespeare's career as a dramatist.

REED in Review

Author : Audrey W. Douglas
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802038271
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book REED in Review written by Audrey W. Douglas and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen essays amplifying the content of selected conference papers, and a fourteenth submitted at the editors' invitation, make up REED in Review.

Genesis of the Shakespearean Works

Author : Peter D Matthews
Publisher : Bassano Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 0992461618
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Genesis of the Shakespearean Works written by Peter D Matthews and published by Bassano Publishing House. This book was released on 2017-06-11 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of fourteen years research scrutinizing thousands of historical documents. Dr Matthews reveals never before seen facts regarding the earliest quartos and the first folio – even new research into the leather cover of the Bodleian first folio and how that particular copy came into the possession of the Turbutt family. Dr Matthews has forensically dated the majority of the Shakespearean plays twenty years before earlier scholars, such as Rowe, Malone and Chambers – some plays dated as early as 1561, 1559 and 1558 – up to six years before William Shakespeare was born. Dr Matthews’ exemplary philosophical dissertation of the Shakespearean works and its critics, reveals much about the identity of the real authors. A unique reference work essential to Shakespearean scholars and students alike – this crucial work redates the Shakespearean works, scrutinizes each candidate, and definitively answers the authorship debate.

The Queen's Majesty's Passage & Related Documents

Author : Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Publisher : Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
ISBN 13 : 9780772720245
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Queen's Majesty's Passage & Related Documents written by Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies and published by Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Leicester's Men and their Plays

Author : Laurie Johnson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009366475
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Leicester's Men and their Plays written by Laurie Johnson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first full history of the first great Elizabethan play company, Laurie Johnson shows the vital role of Leicester's Men in developing the main features of Shakespearean theatre. Unearthing new discoveries from wide-ranging primary material, he tells the fascinating stories of the lives of the earliest Elizabethan players.

Digital Humanities and the Lost Drama of Early Modern England

Author : Dr Matthew Steggle
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409444147
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Digital Humanities and the Lost Drama of Early Modern England written by Dr Matthew Steggle and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book establishes new information about the likely content of ten lost plays from the period 1580–1642. The plays’ authors include Nashe, Heywood, and Dekker; and they connect in direct ways to some of the most canonical dramas of English literature, including Hamlet, King Lear, The Changeling, and The Duchess of Malfi. In the process, the study offers innovative thinking both on the practicalities of digital humanities and on the emerging field of lost play studies.