Shakespeare's Globe Rebuilt

Shakespeare's Globe Rebuilt by J R Mulryne

The rebuilding of the Globe theatre (1599–1613) on London's Bankside, a few yards from the site of the playhouse in which many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed, must rank as one of the most imaginative enterprises of recent decades. It has aroused intense interest among scholars and the general public worldwide. This book offers a fully illustrated account of the research that has gone into the Globe reconstruction, drawing on the work of leading scholars, theatre people and craftsmen to provide an authoritative view of the twenty years of research and the hundreds of practical decisions entailed. Documents of the period are explored afresh; the techniques of timber-framed building and the decorative practices of Elizabethan craftsmen explained; and all of this reconciled with the requirements of the actors and restrictions of modern architectural design. The result is a book that will fascinate scholarly readers and laymen alike.

'This handsomely illustrated book brings together a panel of experts to describe and comment on the design and building of the reconstruction of the Globe theatre in London... The book is well-planned and coherent in design. The contributors write with conviction and enthusiasm to make the reader aware of the extraordinary dedication of those who planned and researched for many years under the leadership of Sam Wanamaker and Theo Crosby the architect. ... The book is in its way a tribute to human dedication and skill, and the rebuilding of the Globe is a considerable achievement.' Theatre Notebook

Dr Margaret Shewring is Reader in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Warwick. Her teaching, research and recent publications concentrate on the performance context for Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Renaissance and Early Modern European festivals and the design of space for performance on the contemporary stage. She was co-general editor of the two volume Europa Triumphans: Court and Civic Festivals in Early Modern Europe (Ashgate, 2004; e-book 2010) and a co-investigator for the digitised collection of Renaissance festival books on the website of the British Library. She is co-founder of the Society for European Festivals Research and joint general editor, with J.R. Mulryne and Margaret M.McGowan of the new Ashgate Series of European Festival Studies.

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ISBN 13	9780521599887
ISBN 10	0521599881
Title	Shakespeare's Globe Rebuilt
Author	J R Mulryne
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1997-06-12
Number of pages	212
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