1st Edition

Part I - Early English Stages 1576-1600

Edited By Glynne Wickham Copyright 2002

    This volume forms part of the 5 volume set Early English Stages 1300-1660. This set examines the history of the development of dramatic spectacle and stage convention in England from the beginning of the fourteenth century to 1660.

    DEDICATION, PREFACE, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, ABBREVIATIONS, CUE-TITLES, SYMBOLS, ETC., BOOK ONE: Regulating the Theatre, I. NEW STAGES FOR OLD, II. REFORMATION AND RENAISSANCE, III. STATE CONTROL OF BRITISH DRAMA, 1530 – 1642, IV. ACTORS, PLAYMAKERS AND THEATRES UNDER STATE CONTROL, BOOK TWO: Emblems and Images, V. PLAYHOUSES, VI. THE EMBLEMATIC TRADITION, VII. THE QUEST FOR THE IMAGE, VIII. STAGE FURNITURE, APPENDICES, NOTES AND SOURCES, NOTES TO ILLUSTRATIONS, LIST OF BOOKS, INDEX

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    Wickham, Glynne