Elizabethan Popular Theatre (2005)
Art / History / General, - Art / Performance, - Literary Criticism / General, - Literary Criticism / Drama, - Literary Criticism / Poetry, - Literary Criticism / Shakespeare, - Performing Arts / Theater / General, - Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism -
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Michael Hattaway
Overview
<p>Elizabethan Popular Theatre surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. The book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas: The Spanish Tragedy, Mucedorus, Edward II, Doctor Faustus and Titus Andronicus, as well as providing a comprehensive history of a variety of contemporary playhouse stages, performances, and players.</p>