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Elizabethan Popular Theatre Michael Hattaway

Elizabethan Popular Theatre By Michael Hattaway

Elizabethan Popular Theatre by Michael Hattaway

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Summary

Elizabethan Popular Theatre surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare.

Elizabethan Popular Theatre Summary

Elizabethan Popular Theatre: Plays in Performance by Michael Hattaway

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.

Elizabethan Popular Theatre Reviews

'Michael Hattaway has one of the prerequisites of a teacher in Shakespeare he is able to talk to his readers with clarity as well as erudition.' - R G Marriott, The Stage

' wide-ranging critically alert and consistently responsive to the possibilities of performance, Elizabethan Popular Theatre is the best introductory account Hattaway is never less than stimulating.' - John Kerrigan, London Review of Books.

'A compact introduction to the subject will be of great interest to all students of Elizabethan literature, but especially to those studying the drama of the period.' - Philip S Cook, British Book News.

About Michael Hattaway

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Table of Contents

Part 1 1. Playhouses and stages 2. Performances 3. Players and playing Part 2 4. The Spanish Tragedy: architectonic design 5. Mucedorus: the exploitation of convention 6. Edward II: dramatic documentary 7. Doctor Faustus: ritual shows Titus Andronicus: strange images of death

Additional information

GOR004369649
9780415489010
0415489016
Elizabethan Popular Theatre: Plays in Performance by Michael Hattaway
Michael Hattaway
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2008-09-26
258
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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