The Children of Paul's by Reavley Gair

The Children of Paul's by Reavley Gair

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Professor Gair has researched extensively into primary source documents to produce a thorough account of the St Paul's Cathedral theatre's origins, location, structure, repertoire and audience. It will interest social historians as well as students of the Renaissance and Shakespeare.

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The Children of Paul's by Reavley Gair

Between 1553 and 1608 St Paul's Cathedral housed one of the earliest London theatre companies, a commercially successful playhouse whose actors were drawn from the choirboys under the direction of their choir master. These were the Children of Paul's. Professor Gair has researched extensively into primary source documents to produce a thorough account of the theatre's origins, location, structure, repertoire and audience. As such this book represents the most detailed description to date of the workings of an Elizabethan commercial theatre. This book provides a fascinating background to our reading of Elizabethan drama as well as the technical history of a theatre company and a paricular area of Elizabethan London. As such it will interest social historians as well as students of the Renaissance and Shakespeare.
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ISBN 13 9780521134903
ISBN 10 0521134900
Title The Children of Paul's
Author Reavley Gair
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2010-03-11
Number of pages 224
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