{"product_id":"dramatic-texts-and-records-of-ian-lancashire-9781487576943","title":"Dramatic Texts and Records of Britain: A Chronological Topography","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1800 entries this valuable reference work covers texts and records of dramatic activity for about 400 sites in Britain from Roman times to 1558. Grouped in sections - Texts listed chronologically; Records of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Other, classified by county, site, and date; and Doubtful Texts and Records - the entries summarize the contents of each record and give bibliographic information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Lancashire presents a comprehensive survey of almost every type of literary and historical record, document, and work: civic, church, guild, monastic and royal court minutes and financial accounts; national records - Chancery, Parliament, Privy Council, Exchequer; royal proclamations; wills; local court rolls; jest-books, poems, prose treatises, sermons; archaeological remains, artifacts, illustrations. He brings together works in several normally unrelated fields: Roman theatre in Britain; medieval drama as such, including the Corpus Christi play and the moral play; court revels of the Tudors and of their predecessors in England and Scotland; and finally Latin and Greek drama as played in Oxford and Cambridge colleges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn introduction outlines the history of early drama in Britain. Appendixes include indexes of about 335 towns or patrons with travelling players, complete with rough itineraries; about 180 playwrights; and about 320 playing places and buildings. There are illustrations, four maps and a large general subject and name index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Lancashire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487576943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487576943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.47d","brand":"Ian Lancashire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799074812159,"sku":"9781487576943","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dramatic-texts-and-records-of-ian-lancashire-9781487576943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}