This book explores the vital and interactive relationship between city and court in the drama of Shakespeare's time. The growth of purpose-built playhouses in late sixteenth-century London began to shift the focus of performance for many companies away from provincial touring, making the city a more conspicuous presence in drama. Janette Dillon looks at relations between drama and city through the wider lens of fashion and commercialism, examining in particular the developing 'West End' area along the Strand. She argues that the drama is oriented towards both the city of London and the court, rather than to one or the other, as previous studies have assumed. The book is organized around physical and social forms of theatre space. It ranges from analysis of well-known plays, such as Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost and Jonson's Epicoene, to lesser-known drama by Heywood and the newly discovered Jonsonian entertainment, Britain's Burse.
| ISBN: | 9780521029902 |
| Publication date: | 2nd November 2006 |
| Author: | Janette University of Nottingham Dillon |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: general |
This book explores the vital and interactive relationship between city and court in the drama of Shakespeare's time. The growth of purpose-built playhouses in late sixteenth-century London began to shift the focus of performance for many companies away from provincial touring, making the city a more conspicuous presence in drama. Janette Dillon looks at relations between drama and city through the wider lens of fashion and commercialism, examining in particular the developing 'West End' area along the Strand. She argues that the drama is oriented towards both the city of London and the court, rather than to one or the other, as previous studies have assumed. The book is organized around physical and social forms of theatre space. It ranges from analysis of well-known plays, such as Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost and Jonson's Epicoene, to lesser-known drama by Heywood and the newly discovered Jonsonian entertainment, Britain's Burse.
Theatre, Court and City, 1595–1610 features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: general
Theatre, Court and City, 1595–1610 is available in Paperback
Theatre, Court and City, 1595–1610 was written by Janette University of Nottingham Dillon and published by Cambridge University Press
Theatre, Court and City, 1595–1610 has 200 pages
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