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Mastering the Revels - The Regulation and Censorship of Early Modern Drama (Hardcover)
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Mastering the Revels - The Regulation and Censorship of Early Modern Drama (Hardcover)
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Mastering the Revels traces the measures taken by the governments
of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I to regulate the new
phenomenon of fixed playhouses and resident playing companies in
London, and to censor their plays. It focuses on the Masters of the
Revels, whose primary function was to seek out theatrical
entertainment for the court but whose role expanded to include
oversight of the players and their playhouses. The book proceeds
chronologically, tracking each of the Masters in the period-Edmund
Tilney (served 1579-1610), Sir George Buc (1610-22), Sir John
Astley (1622-3), and Sir Henry Herbert (1623-1642). Tilney was the
first to receive a Special Commission giving him wide-ranging
powers over the players. When Buc first became involved is examined
here in detail, as is the parallel history of the Children of the
Queen's Revels who between 1604 and 1608 staged some of the most
scandalous plays of the era. Astley succeeded Buc, but soon sold
the office to Herbert, who then served to the closing of the
theatres. Manuscripts of plays censored by Tilney, Buc, and Herbert
have survived and are examined in detail to assess their concerns.
Large parts of Herbert's office-book have also survived, giving
detailed insights into his professional life, including
interactions with both the court and the players. It reveals the
difficulties he faced negotiating recurrent popular pressure for
war against Spain, resistance to Archbishop Laud's reforms of the
church, and Henrietta Maria's problematic presence as a Catholic
queen to Charles I.
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