Rehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan
Rehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan

Author: Tiffany Stern

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 0198186819

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Up until now, facts about theatrical rehearsal have been considered irrecoverable. But in this groundbreaking new study, Tiffany Stern gathers together two centuries' worth of historical material which shows how actors received and responded to their parts, and how rehearsal affected thecreation and revision of plays. Plotting theatrical change over time, from the mid-sixteenth to the late eighteenth century, this book will revolutionize the fields of textual and theatre history alike.

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England

Author: S. P. Cerasano

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-10-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 168393430X

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Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England is an annual volume committed to the publication of essays and reviews related to English drama and theater history to 1642. An internationally recognized board of scholars oversees the publication of MaRDiE. Readers who wish to deepen their understanding of early drama will find that the journal publishes wide-ranging discussions not only of plays and early performance history, but of topics pertaining to cultural history, as well as manuscript studies and the history of printing.

Staged Properties in Early Modern English Drama
Staged Properties in Early Modern English Drama

Author: Jonathan Gil Harris

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-11-23

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780521032094

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This collection of essays explores the material, economic and dramatic implications of stage properties in early modern English drama. The essays in this volume, written by a team of distinguished scholars in the field, offer valuable insights and historical evidence concerning the forms of production, circulation and exchange that brought such diverse properties as sacred garments, household furnishings, pawned objects, and even false beards onto the stage.

Shakespearean Playhouses
Shakespearean Playhouses

Author: Joseph Quincy Adams

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2019-09-25

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 3734070538

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Reproduction of the original: Shakespearean Playhouses by Joseph Quincy Adams