Elizabethan-Jacobean Drama (New Mermaids)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Drawing on the whole spectrum of Elizabethan-Jacobean writing (including letters and diaries), this anthology gives a picture of the world of the theatre against a background of the social activities and problems which were such a fruitful source of material to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Part I describes drama, audiences, theatrical companies, repertoires, acting and actors, buildings and equipment. Part II provides the social background: home, school, sport, Court, London, underworld, Church and State, the supernatural, law, philosophy, medicine, overseas trade and exploration. Th...
ISBN(s)
0713628030, 9780713628036
