Children of the Queen's Revels: A Jacobean Theatre Repertory

ISBN-13: 9780521843560 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 282 str.

Lucy Munro

Opis

Between 1603 and 1613, The Queen's Revels staged plays by Francis Beaumont, George Chapman, John Fletcher, Ben Jonson, John Marston and Thomas Middleton, all of whom were at their most innovative when writing for this company. Combining theatre history and critical analysis, this study provides a history of the children's company, and an account of their repertory. It demonstrates the involvement in dramatic production of dramatists, shareholders, patrons, audiences and actors alike, and reappraises issues such as management, performance style and audience composition.

Recenzje

"This is a valuable resource book. It is very well written and not overwrought with precious vocabulary. Theater historians will find the scholarly apparatus, by itself, worth the price of the book...it is easy to say that probably anyone interested in Renaissance drama of the Elizabethan and Jacobean period will need this book."
-Ben Jonson Journal

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Raiding the nest: the children of the Queen's Revels and their plays; 2. 'Proper Gallants Words': comedy and the theatre audience; 3. 'Grief and Joy so Suddenly Commixt': company politics and the development of tragicomedy; 4. 'Ieronimo in Decimosexto': tragedy and the text; Conclusion; Appendix A. The repertory (summary); Appendix B. The Repertory (data and analysis); Appendix C. Biographical summary; Appendix D. Actor lists; Appendix E. Court and touring performances.