The Shakespearean Stage 1574–1642

Author： Andrew Gurr  

Publisher： Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year： 2009

E-ISBN: 9781316283042

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521509817

Subject： J8 Dramatic

Keyword： 戏剧艺术

Language： ENG

Access to resources Favorite

Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.

The Shakespearean Stage 1574–1642

Description

For almost forty years The Shakespearean Stage has been considered the liveliest, most reliable and most entertaining overview of Shakespearean theatre in its own time. It is the only authoritative book that describes all the main features of the original staging of Shakespearean drama in one volume: the acting companies and their practices, the playhouses, the staging and the audiences. Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition contains fresh materials about how specific plays by Shakespeare were first staged, and provides new information about the companies that staged them and their playhouses. The book incorporates everything that has been discovered in recent years about the early modern stage, including the archaeology of the Rose and the Globe. Also included is an invaluable appendix, listing all the plays known to have been performed at particular playhouses and by specific companies.

Chapter

Cover

THE SHAKESPEAREAN STAGE 1574–1642

Title

Copyright

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

FROM THE PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION

FROM THE NOTE FOR THE THIRD EDITION

A FOURTH PREFACE

Acknowlledgments

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

1. THEN AND NOW

2. ORIGINAL STAGING PRACTICES

3. THE LONDON FOCUS

4. LIFE IN LONDON

5. SOCIAL DIVISIONS

6. THE POETS

7. THE CITY AND THE COURT

CHAPTER 2 The Companies

1. THE LAWS OF PLAYING

2. THE EARLY BOY COMPANIES

3. THE EARLY ADULT COMPANIES

4. THE STRONG COMPANIES

5. THE LATER BOY COMPANIES

6. THE LATER ADULT COMPANIES

7. COMPANY STRUCTURE

8. GOVERNMENT CONTROL

CHAPTER 3 The Players

1. THE SOCIAL STATUS OF PLAYERS

2. FAMOUS CLOWNS

3. FAMOUS TRAGEDIANS

4. STYLES OF ACTING

5. THE REPERTORY SYSTEM

6. ACTING QUALITY

CHAPTER 4 The Playhouses

1. MOBILE PLAYERS

2. THE HISTORY OF PLAYHOUSE BUILDING

3. EARLY AMPHITHEATRE DESIGN

4. LATER AMPHITHEATRE DESIGN

5. THE HALL PLAYHOUSES

6. COURT THEATRES

CHAPTER 5 The Staging

1. MOBILE STAGING

2. HALL AND AMPHITHEATRE STAGING

3. STAGE REALISM

4. STAGE PROPERTIES

5. STAGE COSTUMES

6. COURT STAGING

7. DIRECTING PERFORMANCES

CHAPTER 6 The Audiences

1. SOCIAL ATTITUDES TO PLAYGOING

2. SOCIAL DIVISIONS IN THE PLAYHOUSES

3. AUDIENCE BEHAVIOUR

4. CHANGES IN FASHION

Appendix: A Select List of Plays and their Playhouses

Notes

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ( pp. 1–37)

CHAPTER 2: THE COMPANIES ( pp. 38–99 )

CHAPTER 3: THE PLAYERS (pp. 100–38)

CHAPTER 4: THE PLAYHOUSES ( pp. 139–208)

CHAPTER 5: THE STAGING (pp. 209–57)

CHAPTER 6: THE AUDIENCES (pp. 258–85)

Select Bibliography

Index

The users who browse this book also browse