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This wide-ranging study relates patronage to Shakespeare and the theatrical culture of his time. Twelve distinguished theater historians address such questions as--What important functions did patronage have for the theater during this period? How, in turn, did the theater impact on and represent patronage? In what ways do patronage, political power, and playing intersect? The authors also show how patronage practices changed and developed from the early Tudor period to the years in which Shakespeare was the English theater's leading artist.
In this book, Paul Whitfield White examines the interplay between
theatre and religion in provincial England from the early Tudors to
1660. In challenging the critical narrative of secularization,
suppression, and demise, he recasts the history of that drama in
the light of fresh sources and scholarship. The project engages
with recent interests in Shakespearean criticism concerning the
theatrical culture of the north of England, where a documented
contemporary touring troupe performed Shakespeare's plays in
Catholic households. Defying the 'medieval/renaissance' divide of
past drama/literature scholarship, the book begins in the early
Tudor period, when parish revels flourished as part of a nationwide
surge in religious fund-raising and charity. It proceeds with the
argument that the history of early modern theatre in provincial
society, as in London, remained vibrant and diverse for popular
audiences in many parts of the country, and that religion
contributed to that vitality and variety.
In this book, Paul Whitfield White examines the interplay between
theatre and religion in provincial England from the early Tudors to
1660. In challenging the critical narrative of secularization,
suppression, and demise, he recasts the history of that drama in
the light of fresh sources and scholarship. The project engages
with recent interests in Shakespearean criticism concerning the
theatrical culture of the north of England, where a documented
contemporary touring troupe performed Shakespeare's plays in
Catholic households. Defying the 'medieval/renaissance' divide of
past drama/literature scholarship, the book begins in the early
Tudor period, when parish revels flourished as part of a nationwide
surge in religious fund-raising and charity. It proceeds with the
argument that the history of early modern theatre in provincial
society, as in London, remained vibrant and diverse for popular
audiences in many parts of the country, and that religion
contributed to that vitality and variety.
During the past quarter of a century, the study of
patronage-theatre relations in early modern England has developed
considerably. This, however, is an extensive, wide-ranging and
representative 2002 study of patronage as it relates to Shakespeare
and the theatrical culture of his time. Twelve distinguished
theatre historians address such questions as: What important
functions did patronage have for the theatre during this period?
How, in turn, did the theatre impact and represent patronage? Where
do paying spectators and purchasers of printed drama fit into the
discussion of patronage? The authors also show how patronage
practices changed and developed from the early Tudor period to the
years in which Shakespeare was the English theatre's leading
artist. This important book will appeal to scholars of Renaissance
social history as well as those who focus on Shakespeare and his
playwriting contemporaries.
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Dianne Hofmeyr
Paperback
R260
R65
Discovery Miles 650
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