Commonwealth Tracts, 1625-1650
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Release : 1974
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Author : Alexander Leighton
Publisher : Dissertations-G
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Performing Arts
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Page : pages
File Size : 13,98 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Theater
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Page : 456 pages
File Size : 25,92 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Aesthetics
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Author : Russell West-Pavlov
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,78 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9042016884
Bodies and their Spaces: System, Crisis and Transformation in Early Modern Theatre explores the emergence of the distinctively modern "gender system" at the close of the early modern period. The book investigates shifts in the gendered spaces assigned to men and women in the "public" and "private" domains and their changing modes of interconnection; in concert with these social spaces it examines the emergence of biologically based notions of sex and a novel sense of individual subjectivity. These parallel and linked transformations converged in the development of a new gender system which more efficiently enforced the requirements of patriarchy under the evolving economic conditions of merchant capitalism. These changes can be seen to be rehearsed, contested and debated in literary artefacts of the early modern period - in particular the drama. This book suggests that until the closure of the English theatres in 1642, the drama not only reflected but also exacerbated the turbulence surrounding gender configurations in transition in early modern society. The book reads a wide range of dramatic and non-dramatic texts, and interprets them with the aid of the "systems theory" developed by the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann.
Author : Martin White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 22,50 MB
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1134917805
Renaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in staging the plays today. This refreshingly accessible volume: * examines the history of the plays on the English stage from the seventeenth century to the present day * explores questions arising from reconstructions, with particular reference to the new Globe Theatre * includes interviews with, and draws on the work and experience of modern theatre practitioners including Harriet Walter, Matthew Warchus, Trevor Nunn, Stephen Jeffreys, Adrian Noble and Helen Mirren * includes discussions of familiar plays such as The Duchess of Malfi and 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, as well as many lesser known play-texts Renaissance Drama in Action offers undergraduates and A-level students an invaluable guide to the characteristics of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, and its relationship to contemporary theatre and staging.
Author : Claudia Durst Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2007-11-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 078643080X
Throughout nineteenth century America, religious officials often condemned the theatre as an inversion of the house of God, similar to the church in architectural structure and organization but wholly different in purpose and values. This book explores the many ways in which religious institutions supported by capitalism profoundly affected the early development of American theatre. The author analyzes the church's critical view toward common theatre practices, including the use of female and child performers, and the lower class alliance with the stage. Three appendices provide period correspondence, including an excerpt from Mark Twain's February 1871 "Memoranda," in which Twain criticizes an Episcopalian reverend for denying church burial to a popular stage comedian.
Author : Samuel Rawson Gardiner
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Page : 620 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : Library of Congress
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Page : 656 pages
File Size : 14,8 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Library of Congress
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Page : 656 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Subject catalogs
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A cumulative list of works represented by Library of Congress printed cards.