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A Cultural History of Theatre in the Early Modern Age by Robert Henke (Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, USA)

For both producers and consumers of theatre in the early modern era, art was viewed as a social rather than an individual activity. Emerging in the context of new capitalistic modes of production, the birth of the nation state and the rise of absolute monarchies, theatre also proved a highly mobile medium across geolinguistic boundaries. This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of theatre from 1400 to 1650, and examines the socioeconomically heterodox nature of theatre and performance during this period. Highly illustrated with 48 images, the ten chapters each take a different theme as their focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.

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Not since the Cambridge History of American Theatre (1998-2000) has a multiauthored theatre history been as anticipated as Bloomsbury's A Cultural History of Theatre... Having read all six volumes (1,636 pages), I can testify to the magnitude of their accomplishment. A Cultural History of Theatre is a profound reconsideration of how we understand theatre, its myriad social contexts, and the cultural work it accomplishes... the product of intellectual labor and creativity, and its accomplishments are many. A landmark work in theatre and social history, it illuminates theatre through the lens of culture, and culture through the lens of theatre. * Theatre Survey *
All six volumes are aesthetically attractive, with well-chosen cover illustrations in color and numerous halftones throughout. Page layouts with wide margins, good paper, subtitles, generous bibliographies, notes, and index all add to the appeal. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. * CHOICE *

About Robert Henke (Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, USA)

Robert Henke is Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Washington University, St. Louis, USA.

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Editor's Acknowledgements Introduction: Culture, Cultural History and Early Modern Theatre Robert Henke, Washington University, USA 1 Institutional Frameworks: Mapping Theatrical Resources Tom Bishop,University of Auckland, New Zealand and Robert Henke, Washington University, USA 2. Social Functions: Audience Participation, Efficacious Entertainment Erika T. Lin, The City University of New York, USA 3. Sexuality and Gender: The Early Modern Theatrical Body Eric Nicholson, Syracuse University in Florence, Italy 4. The Environment of Theatre: Urbanization and Theatre Building in Early Modern Europe Karen Newman, Brown University, USA 5. Circulation: Aristocratic, Commercial, Religious and Artistic Networks Pavel Drabek, University of Hull, UK 6. Interpretations: Antitheatrical Thinking and the Rise of 'Theatre' Stefan Hulfeld, University of Vienna, Austria 7. Communities of Production: Lives in and out of the Theatre William N. West, Northwestern University, USA 8. Repertoire and Genre: Culture and Society Friedemann Kreuder, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany 9. Technologies of Performance: From Mystery Plays to the Italian Order Blair Hoxby, Stanford, USA 10 Knowledge Transmission: Theatre at the Crossroads of Concept, Medium and Practice Ellen MacKay, Indidana University, USA Notes Bibliography Index

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A Cultural History of Theatre in the Early Modern Age by Robert Henke (Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, USA)

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Robert Henke (Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, USA)

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The Cultural Histories Series

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2022-01-13

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280

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A Cultural History of Theatre in the Early Modern Age Robert Henke (Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, USA)

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Early Modern Age by Robert Henke (Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, USA)

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A Cultural History of Theatre in the Early Modern Age by Robert Henke (Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, USA)

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