Theatre and the English Public from Reformation to Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781316632666 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 312 str.

Katrin (Freie Universitat Berlin) Beushausen

Opis

The first study to systematically trace the impact of theatre on the emerging public of the early modern period.

Recenzje

'… the arguments at the heart of Theatre and the English Public are convincing, and the book as a whole successfully reframes debates about the relationship between theater and its publics.' Gavin Hollis, Renaissance Quarterly

Spis treści

Prologue: theatre, theatricality and the public in early modern England; 1. Styles of the stage: addressing the public in the post-reformation period; 2. From audience to public: theatre, theatricality and the people before the Civil Wars; 3. Public performances: strategies of theatricality during the interregnum; 4. Playing with prohibition: discourses of theatre during the interregnum; Epilogue: theatre and the English public beyond the Restoration.