Boy Actors in Early Modern England

ISBN-13: 9781009098953 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 320 str.

Harry R. (University of Cambridge) McCarthy

Opis

This innovative study draws on theatre history and present-day performance to re-appraise the remarkable skills of early modern boy actors.

Recenzje

'Brilliantly written and argued, Boy Actors in Early Modern England is a tour de force, transforming our understanding of the boy actor. Harry McCarthy's book is the first study to consider accomplishments of boy actors across early modern performance traditions. His close readings, archival work, and practice-based research together reveal the range of the physical, affective, and intellectual contributions of early modern boy actors. A major contribution to theatre history, performance-as-research, and childhood studies, this book will be a model for future research in the field.' Evelyn Tribble, University of Connecticut

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. 'All feats of activitie, and motions': Rethinking early modern boyhoods; 2. Staging skill: Movement, metatheatre, and boy actors' theatrical reputations; 3. 'The Bettering of the body': Staging sport in the boy company repertory; 4. 'Sport indeede': Star roles as physical showcase; Conclusion.