Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England
Description
Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England is the first extended study of the touring practices and performances of Elizabethan and Jacobean travelling players. It opens with a general introduction to the lively, competitive world of professional touring theatre. Following chapters focus on playing practices and performances in the spaces used as temporary theatres by touring actors (such a town halls and country houses). The final chapter looks at the decline of this important theatrical tradition in the 1620s.
Keywords
Literary CriticismPoetryEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshLanguage Arts & Disciplines
2002Book
Author(s)Siobhan Keenan
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333968208
LanguageEnglish
