The Cambridge History of British Theatre Contributor(s): Milling, Jane (Editor), Thomson, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521650402 ISBN-13: 9780521650403 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $230.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Beginning in Roman Britain and ending with Charles II's restoration to the throne, the nineteen essays that comprise this volume are written by leading British and American scholars. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 792.094 |
LCCN: 2003055890 |
Series: Cambridge History of British Theatre |
Physical Information: 3.78" H x 6.48" W x 9.28" (7.66 lbs) 572 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Volume One of The Cambridge History of British Theatre begins in Roman Britain and ends with Charles II's restoration to the throne imminent. The four essays in Part One treat pre-Elizabethan theatre, the eight in Part Two focus on the riches of the Elizabethan era, and the seven in Part Three on theatrical developments during and after the reigns of James I and Charles I. The essays are written for the general reader by leading British and American scholars, who combine an interest in the written drama with an understanding of the material conditions of the evolving professional theatre which the drama helped to sustain, often enough against formidable odds. The volume unfolds a story of enterprise, innovation and, sometimes, of desperate survival over years in which theatre and drama were necessarily embroiled in the politics of everyday life: a vivid subject vividly presented. |
Contributor Bio(s): Milling, Jane: - Jane Milling is Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter. She has written on Restoration performers and female dramatists. Her work in the modern period includes co-authorship with Graham Ley of Modern Theories of Performance: From Stanislavski to Boal (2001).Thomson, Peter: - Peter Thomson is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Exeter. His books include Shakespeare's Theatre (1992), Mother Courage and Her Children (1997), Shakespeare's Professional Career (Cambridge University Press, 1999) and On Actors and Acting (2000). |