Early Cambridge Theatres

ISBN-13: 9780521431774 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 210 str.

Alan H. Nelson

Opis

The excavations of the Rose and the Globe theaters have created a new context for the study and reconstruction of the English Renaissance theater. This book attempts to reconstruct the early Cambridge theaters in the context of the professional theaters of Renaissance London. It incorporates a full survey of most of the Cambridge college theaters, the university's commencement stage, and extra-mural theatrical sites used by traveling professional companies, which lead to useful comparisons with the theaters of London. The author concludes with a plea for greater attention to documentary evidence in reconstructing the English Renaissance theater.

Recenzje

"...this mainly masterful expansion of the REED editorial apparatus offers the history of both early-modern theater architecture and performance." T. A. Pallen, Choice

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Note on sources; 1. Introduction: London to Cambridge; 2. Queens' College; 3. Trinity College from 1605; 4. Other colleges; 5. The university commencement stage, 1464–1720; 6. Secular playing sites; 7. Cambridge staging practices; 8. Postscript: Cambridge to London; Appendices; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.