| The Theatrical City: Culture, Theatre and Politics in London, 1576 1649 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bevington, David (Editor), Smith, David L. (Editor), Strier, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521526159 ISBN-13: 9780521526159 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: This collection of essays adopts a novel, interdisciplinary approach to a diverse group of texts composed in London during the Renaissance. Eight literary scholars and eight historians from two continents have been paired to write companion essays on each text. This original method opens up rich insights into London??'s social, political, and cultural life which would have eluded members of either discipline working in isolation. ???Theatrical??? is taken to be a very flexible term, and is applied to the civic rituals and public spectacles of the capital (for example, the execution of King Charles I) as well as to the elite and popular theatre. The eight texts therefore include historical accounts, political documents and polemical works as well as plays. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 942.105 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.17 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays adopts a novel, interdisciplinary approach to a diverse group of texts composed in London during the Renaissance. Eight literary scholars and eight historians from two continents have been paired to write companion essays on each text. This original method opens up rich insights into London's social, political, and cultural life which would have eluded members of either discipline working in isolation. 'Theatrical' is taken to be a very flexible term, and is applied to the civic rituals and public spectacles of the capital (for example, the execution of King Charles I) as well as to the elite and popular theatre. The eight texts therefore include historical accounts, political documents and polemical works as well as plays. |
