| 'Public' and 'Private' Playhouses in Renaissance England: The Politics of Publication 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Price, Eoin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137494913 ISBN-13: 9781137494917 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $75.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Drama - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 792.094 |
| LCCN: 2015037960 |
| Series: Early Modern Literature in History |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.63 lbs) 95 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the start of the seventeenth century a distinction emerged between 'public', outdoor, amphitheatre playhouses and 'private', indoor, hall venues. This book is the first sustained attempt to ask: why? Theatre historians have long acknowledged these terms, but have failed to attest to their variety and complexity. Assessing a range of evidence, from the start of the Elizabethan period to the beginning of the Restoration, the book overturns received scholarly wisdom to reach new insights into the politics of theatre culture and playbook publication. Standard accounts of the 'public' and 'private' theatres have either ignored the terms, or offered insubstantial explanations for their use. This book opens up the rich range of meanings made available by these vitally important terms and offers a fresh perspective on the way dramatists, theatre owners, booksellers, and legislators, conceived the playhouses of Renaissance London. |