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Routledge
280 Pages
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Routledge
280 Pages
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Routledge
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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... Read more
Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4 4 PALACES OF PLEASURE; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; POSTSCRIPT; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
Biography
Martin White is Professor of Theatre at the University of Bristol, and has taught and directed for 25 years. He is editor of Arden of Faversham and author of Middleton and Tourneur.
'The book is a remarkably successful attempt to bridge the ever widening gap between the scholarly tome and the student textbook.' - Speech and Drama
'This is an excellent book, and is well worth recommending to students of drama of the Renaissance period.' - New Theatre Quartely'[An] excellent introduction to Renaissance dramatic texts in performance ... a rich and varied collection.' - Early Modern Literary Studies
