Early Cambridge Theatres - College, University and Town Stages, 1464-1720 (Hardcover)

The excavations of the Rose and the Globe theatres have created a context for the study and reconstruction of the English Renaissance theatre. This book engages with this debate by attempting a reconstruction of early Cambridge theatres in the context of the professional theatres of Renaissance London. Cambridge provides a rich source of material: most of the college halls and chapels in which scaffold-theatres were constructed still stand, while records of the Cambridge theatres and the plays performed in them survive in abundance. The book includes a full survey of some dozen Cambridge colleges, the university's commencement stage, and extra-mural theatrical sites used by travelling professional companies, which lead to useful comparisons with the theatres of London. The author concludes with a plea for greater attention to documentary evidence in reconstructing the English Renaissance theatre.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Alan H. Nelson
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-43177-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
LSN:	0-521-43177-8
Barcode:	9780521431774

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