Theatre Closure and the Paradoxical Rise of English Renaissance Drama in the Civil Wars

ISBN-13: 9781009224031 / Twarda / 2023

Heidi (Texas A&M University) Craig

Opis

Heidi Craig demonstrates how dramatic and theatrical activity paradoxically thrived during the English theatre closures, 1642–1660.

Recenzje

'By focusing on the publication of drama during the closure of the theatres, Heidi Craig has given us a fascinating and original history of the English stage and its canonization as literature. With meticulous research but always written in a lively style, this book will be required reading for anyone interested in Early Modern English drama.' Zachary Lesser, University of Pennsylvania

Spis treści

1. Dead theatre, printed relics; 2. Old Shakespeare; 3. Canonizing Beaumont and Fletcher; 4. Chronic conditions; 5. Morbid symptoms.