English Court Theatre, 1558 1642 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521640657)

Several famous playwrights of the Elizabethan and Stuart periods, including Shakespeare, wrote for open-air public theaters and also for the private, indoor theaters at the palaces at which the Court resided. The author draws as full a picture as he can of the royal theaters used at courts, the physical and aesthetic conditions under which actors worked in them, and the composition and conduct of court audiences. The book includes an appendix that lists all known court performances of plays and masques between 1558 and 1642.

Author: John H. Astington,Astington John H.
ISBN-10: 0521640652
ISBN-13: 9780521640657
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/28/1999
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.30w x 1.17d