The theatrical city : culture, theatre, and politics in London, 1576-1649 / edited by David L. Smith, Richard Strier, and David Bevington.

Title & Author:

The theatrical city : culture, theatre, and politics in London, 1576-1649 / edited by David L. Smith, Richard Strier, and David Bevington.

Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Description:

xiv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
John Stow's Survey of London -- Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's dream -- Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's holiday -- John Marston's The Fawn -- Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair -- Philip Massinger's A New way to pay old debts -- The root and branch petition and the grand remonstrance -- John Milton's Eikonoklastes.

Summary:

This collection of essays adopts a unique interdisciplinary approach to a diverse group of texts produced in London during the Renaissance: eight literary scholars and eight historians from Britain and the United States have been paired to write companion essays on each text. This collaborative method opens up rich insights into London's social, political and cultural life that would have eluded members of either discipline working in isolation. 'Theatrical' is used in a flexible sense, and is applied to the civic rituals and public spectacles of the capital (for example the execution of King Charles I) as well as to the elite and the popular theatre. The eight texts therefore include historical accounts, political documents and polemical works as well as plays.

Resources:
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Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0521441269 (hardback)
9780521441261 (hardback)
9780521526159 (paperback)
0521526159 (paperback)

Subject:

English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism.
Politics and literature Great Britain History 17th century.
Politics and literature Great Britain History 16th century.
English drama England London History and criticism.
Literature and anthropology England London History.
Theater Political aspects England London History.
Politics and literature England London History 17th century.
Politics and literature history 16th century
Politique et littérature Grande-Bretagne Histoire 17e siècle.
Politique et littérature Grande-Bretagne Histoire 16e siècle.
Théâtre anglais Angleterre Londres Histoire et critique.
Littérature et anthropologie Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Théâtre Aspect politique Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Civilization
English drama
English literature Early modern
Intellectual life
Literature
Literature and anthropology
Politics and government
Politics and literature
Theater Political aspects
Drama
Englisch
Theater
Aufsatzsammlung
Toneel.
Evenementen.
English drama 17th century History and criticism.
English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism.
Théâtre anglais Grande-Bretagne Londres (GB) Histoire et critique.
Théâtre Aspect politique Grande-Bretagne Londres (GB) Histoire.
Littérature anglaise 16e siècle Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise 17e siècle Histoire et critique.
London (England) Politics and government.
London (England) Intellectual life.
London (England) In literature.
London (England) Civilization.
London
England
Londres (Angleterre) Vie intellectuelle.
England London
Great Britain
Londres (GB) Vie intellectuelle 16e siècle.
Londres (GB) Vie intellectuelle 17e siècle.
English literature
London (England)

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Added entries:

Smith, David L. (David Lawrence), 1963-
Strier, Richard.
Bevington, David M.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 107334
Call No.: ID PR421.T49; ID:96-B1041
Status: Available

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