Author: James Leyland
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
ISBN: 192558867X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The small volume of 154 short poems entitled 'Shake-speares Sonnets' published in 1609 has mystified readers for centuries. Why are they so cryptic? Some scholars have felt that they are in some way autobiographical, while others have viewed them as abstract poetical exercises. Part of the problem is that we know so little about the life of the writer.
The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's Court Theatre
Author: W. R. Streitberger
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192552287
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's Court Theatre places the Revels Office and Elizabeth I's court theatre in a pre-modern, patronage and gift-exchange driven-world of centralized power in which hospitality, liberality, and conspicuous display were fundamental aspects of social life. W.R. Streitberger reconsiders the relationship between the biographies of the Masters and the conduct of their duties, rethinking the organization and development of the Office, re-examining its productions, and exploring its impact on the development of the commercial theatre. The nascent capitalist economy that developed alongside and interpenetrated the gift-driven system that was in place during Elizabeth's reign became the vehicle through which the Revels Office along with the commercial theatre was transformed. Beginning in the early 1570s and stretching over a period of twenty years, this change was brought about by a small group of influential Privy Councillors. When this project began in the early 1570s the Queen's revels were principally in-house productions, devised by the Master of the Revels and funded by the Crown. When the project was completed in the late 1590s, the Revels Office had been made responsible for plays only and put on a budget so small that it was incapable of producing them. That job was left to the companies performing at court. Between 1594 and 1600, the revels consisted almost entirely of plays brought in by professional companies in the commercial theatres in London. These companies were patronized by the queen's relatives and friends and their theatres were protected by the Privy Council. Between 1594 and 1600, for example, all the plays in the revels were supplied by the Admiral's and Chamberlain's Players which included writers such as Shakespeare, and legendary actors such as Edward Alleyn, Richard Burbage, and Will Kempe. The queen's revels essentially became a commercial enterprise, paid for by the ordinary Londoners who came to see these companies perform in selected London theatres which were protected by the Council.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192552287
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's Court Theatre places the Revels Office and Elizabeth I's court theatre in a pre-modern, patronage and gift-exchange driven-world of centralized power in which hospitality, liberality, and conspicuous display were fundamental aspects of social life. W.R. Streitberger reconsiders the relationship between the biographies of the Masters and the conduct of their duties, rethinking the organization and development of the Office, re-examining its productions, and exploring its impact on the development of the commercial theatre. The nascent capitalist economy that developed alongside and interpenetrated the gift-driven system that was in place during Elizabeth's reign became the vehicle through which the Revels Office along with the commercial theatre was transformed. Beginning in the early 1570s and stretching over a period of twenty years, this change was brought about by a small group of influential Privy Councillors. When this project began in the early 1570s the Queen's revels were principally in-house productions, devised by the Master of the Revels and funded by the Crown. When the project was completed in the late 1590s, the Revels Office had been made responsible for plays only and put on a budget so small that it was incapable of producing them. That job was left to the companies performing at court. Between 1594 and 1600, the revels consisted almost entirely of plays brought in by professional companies in the commercial theatres in London. These companies were patronized by the queen's relatives and friends and their theatres were protected by the Privy Council. Between 1594 and 1600, for example, all the plays in the revels were supplied by the Admiral's and Chamberlain's Players which included writers such as Shakespeare, and legendary actors such as Edward Alleyn, Richard Burbage, and Will Kempe. The queen's revels essentially became a commercial enterprise, paid for by the ordinary Londoners who came to see these companies perform in selected London theatres which were protected by the Council.
Scenes and Machines on the English Stage During the Renaissance
Author: Lily B. Campbell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107620848
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This 1923 book studies the development of English staging during the Renaissance, and its relationship with the classical revival of stage decoration in Italy. The text attempts to show how from the beginning of the classical revival of drama in Italy, staging was regarded as an accepted part of dramatic production.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107620848
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This 1923 book studies the development of English staging during the Renaissance, and its relationship with the classical revival of stage decoration in Italy. The text attempts to show how from the beginning of the classical revival of drama in Italy, staging was regarded as an accepted part of dramatic production.
Scenes and Machines on the English Stage During the Renaissance
Author: Lily Bess Campbell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Lyric forms in the sonnet sequences of Barnabe Barnes
Author: Philip E. Blank
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111342484
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Lyric forms in the sonnet sequences of Barnabe Barnes".
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111342484
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Lyric forms in the sonnet sequences of Barnabe Barnes".
Who Will Believe My Verse?
Author: James Leyland
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
ISBN: 192558867X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The small volume of 154 short poems entitled 'Shake-speares Sonnets' published in 1609 has mystified readers for centuries. Why are they so cryptic? Some scholars have felt that they are in some way autobiographical, while others have viewed them as abstract poetical exercises. Part of the problem is that we know so little about the life of the writer.
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
ISBN: 192558867X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The small volume of 154 short poems entitled 'Shake-speares Sonnets' published in 1609 has mystified readers for centuries. Why are they so cryptic? Some scholars have felt that they are in some way autobiographical, while others have viewed them as abstract poetical exercises. Part of the problem is that we know so little about the life of the writer.
Elizabethan Theatre History: An Annotated Bibliography of Scholarship, 1664-1979
Author: David Stevens
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105175219
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Formerly published as "English Renaissance Theatre History: A Reference Guide" by G. K. Hall in 1982, this annotated bibliography of scholarship in the field of Elizabethan theatre history has been out of print for almost 30 years. Most academic libraries have a copy in their reference departments, and this classic is now available for the personal libraries of students and scholars in the field. It has never been easier to review the academic literature in such areas as reconstructions of Shakespeare's Globe Playhouse, and other public and private playhouses of Shakespeare's London; the court masques; Inigo Jones; Richard Burbage and other actors of the time; the Lord Mayor's Shows; Puritan opposition to the stage; and other such topics. The terminal date of 1979 reflects the date of original production, but with this tool it is a simple matter for the scholar to update his or her review of the literature. The comprehensive Index is invaluable, and Stevens also provides a preface and introduction.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105175219
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Formerly published as "English Renaissance Theatre History: A Reference Guide" by G. K. Hall in 1982, this annotated bibliography of scholarship in the field of Elizabethan theatre history has been out of print for almost 30 years. Most academic libraries have a copy in their reference departments, and this classic is now available for the personal libraries of students and scholars in the field. It has never been easier to review the academic literature in such areas as reconstructions of Shakespeare's Globe Playhouse, and other public and private playhouses of Shakespeare's London; the court masques; Inigo Jones; Richard Burbage and other actors of the time; the Lord Mayor's Shows; Puritan opposition to the stage; and other such topics. The terminal date of 1979 reflects the date of original production, but with this tool it is a simple matter for the scholar to update his or her review of the literature. The comprehensive Index is invaluable, and Stevens also provides a preface and introduction.
Persia in Early Modern English Drama, 1530–1699
Author: Chloë Houston
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031226186
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This book is a study of the representation of the Persian empire in English drama across the early modern period, from the 1530s to the 1690s. The wide focus of this book, encompassing thirteen dramatic entertainments, both canonical and little-known, allow it to trace the changes and developments in the dramatic use of Persia and its people across one and a half centuries. It explores what Persia signified to English playwrights and audiences in this period; the ideas and associations conjured up by mention of ‘Persia’; and where information about Persia came from. It also considers how ideas about Persia changed with the development of global travel and trade, as English people came into people with Persians for the first time. In addressing these issues, this book provides an examination not only of the representation of Persia in dramatic material, but of the broader relationship between travel, politics and the theatre in early modern England.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031226186
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This book is a study of the representation of the Persian empire in English drama across the early modern period, from the 1530s to the 1690s. The wide focus of this book, encompassing thirteen dramatic entertainments, both canonical and little-known, allow it to trace the changes and developments in the dramatic use of Persia and its people across one and a half centuries. It explores what Persia signified to English playwrights and audiences in this period; the ideas and associations conjured up by mention of ‘Persia’; and where information about Persia came from. It also considers how ideas about Persia changed with the development of global travel and trade, as English people came into people with Persians for the first time. In addressing these issues, this book provides an examination not only of the representation of Persia in dramatic material, but of the broader relationship between travel, politics and the theatre in early modern England.
The Paradise of Dainty Devices (1576-1606)
Author: Richard Edwards
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Burbage and Shakespeare's Stage
Author: Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
Publisher: London : De La More Press
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher: London : De La More Press
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Burbage and Shakespeare's Stage
Author:
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description