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Author : David M Bevington
Release : 2014-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 041/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis English Renaissance Drama by : David M Bevington
Download or read book English Renaissance Drama written by David M Bevington. This book was released on 2014-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William N. West
Release : 2013-12-23
Genre : English drama
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Book Rating : 112/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Renaissance Drama by : William N. West
Download or read book Renaissance Drama written by William N. West. This book was released on 2013-12-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renaissance Drama explores the rich variety of theatrical and performance traditions and practices in early modern Europe and intersecting cultures. Volume 41 features articles that extend the scope of our understanding of early modern playing, theatre history, and dramatic texts and interpretation, encouraging innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to these traditions, examining familiar works, and revisiting well-known texts from fresh perspectives.
Author : Martin White
Release : 2013-05-13
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Synopsis Renaissance Drama in Action by : Martin White
Download or read book Renaissance Drama in Action written by Martin White. This book was released on 2013-05-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in staging the plays today. This refreshingly accessible volume: * examines the history of the plays on the English stage from the seventeenth century to the present day * explores questions arising from reconstructions, with particular reference to the new Globe Theatre * includes interviews with, and draws on the work and experience of modern theatre practitioners including Harriet Walter, Matthew Warchus, Trevor Nunn, Stephen Jeffreys, Adrian Noble and Helen Mirren * includes discussions of familiar plays such as The Duchess of Malfi and 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, as well as many lesser known play-texts Renaissance Drama in Action offers undergraduates and A-level students an invaluable guide to the characteristics of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, and its relationship to contemporary theatre and staging.
Author : Helen Hackett
Release : 2012-10-05
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 367/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Short History of English Renaissance Drama by : Helen Hackett
Download or read book A Short History of English Renaissance Drama written by Helen Hackett. This book was released on 2012-10-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Yet considered alongside his contemporaries he was not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a period of astonishing creative fertility. This was an age when new media - popular drama and print - were seized upon avidly and inventively by a generation of exceptionally talented writers. In her sparkling new book, Helen Hackett explores the historical contexts of English Renaissance drama by situating it in the wider history of ideas. She traces the origins of Renaissance theatre in communal religious drama, civic pageantry and court entertainment and vividly describes the playing conditions of Elizabethan and Jacobean playhouses. Examining Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson in turn, the author assesses the distinctive contribution made by each playwright to the creation of English drama. She then turns to revenge tragedy, with its gothic poetry of sex and death; city comedy, domestic tragedy and tragicomedy; and gender and drama, with female roles played by boy actors in commercial playhouses while women participated in drama at court and elsewhere. The book places Renaissance drama in the exciting and vibrant cosmopolitanism of sixteenth-century London.
Author : S.P. Cerasano
Release : 2006-11-22
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 053/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Renaissance Drama by Women: Texts and Documents by : S.P. Cerasano
Download or read book Renaissance Drama by Women: Texts and Documents written by S.P. Cerasano. This book was released on 2006-11-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renaissance Drama By Women is a unique volume of plays and documents. For the first time, it demonstrates the wide range of theatrical activity in which women were involved during the Renaissance period. It includes full-length plays, a translated fragment by Queen Elizabeth I, a masque, and a substantial number of historical documents. With full and up-to-date accompanying critical material, this collection of texts is an exciting and invaluable resource for use in both the classroom and research. Special features introduced by the editors include: * introductory material to each play * modernized spellings * extensive notes and annotations * biographical essays on each playwright * a complete bibliography Methodically and authoritatively edited by S.P. Cerasano and Marion Wynne-Davies, Renaissance Drama by Women is a true breakthrough for the study of women's literature and performance.
