Playgrounds

Playgrounds

Urban Theatrical Culture in Shakespeare's England and Golden Age Spain

Amelang, David J.

Taylor & Francis Ltd

12/2022

205

Dura

Inglês

9781032399447

15 a 20 dias

562

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List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter One: Cities






England and Spain's Theatrical Capitals



Early Urban Theatre Districts



The Place of Theatres in English and Spanish Society



Playhouse Locations after Consolidation

Chapter Two: Playhouses






Why did English and Spanish Theatres Look so much Alike? A Few Genealogical Conjectures



The Organic Corral vs the Immutable Theatre



Seeing and Hearing (and Being Seen) in England and Spain's Playhouses



Beyond the Bare Stage: Machines, Candles, Multi-Platforms

Interlude 1: Why did Madrid Not Have a Blackfriars?

Chapter Three: Players






Professional Playmakers in Early Modern Society



Company Models, Structure and Organisation



Touring Practices



Who Played the Female Roles? Women and Children on the Commercial Stage

Chapter Four: Dramatists






The Making of a Professional Playwright



Verse, Prose and Polymetry



Dramatic Genre(s)



Quantities of Writing and Notions of Artistry

Interlude 2: Professional Actresses: To Have and Have Not (and How it Made a Difference)

Chapter Five: Playbooks






Playbook vs Play: Printing Theatre in England and Spain



Publication Strategies, Licensing and Censorship



The Playbook in the Literacy Marketplace



Other Documents of Performance

Conclusion

Works Cited

Index
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Golden Age Spain;Lope De Vega;Corral De;Vice Versa;Comedia Nueva;Shakespearean England;Theatre Impresarios;Commercial Playhouses;Corral De La;Philip III;London Amphitheatres;Professional Actress;Lope's Theatre;Performance Venue;Early Modern Spanish Theatre;De Comedias;Tiring House Wall;Corral Del;Young Men;Spanish Plays;Public Playhouses;Pedro De Urdemalas;Comedias Sueltas;Double Falsehood;Don Quijote