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Gerald Eades Bentley assembles and analyzes the extant theatrical materials of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His discussion of the working conditions of professional dramatists like Thomas Heywood, John Fletcher, and Philip Massinger as well as William Shakespeare rounds out the fascinating picture of the professionalism that developed in the great days of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Gerald Eades Bentley
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   1297
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780691646886

ISBN 10:   0691646880
Pages:   676
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*I. Introduction, pg. 1*II. Amateur Dramatists and Professional Dramatists, pg. 11*III. The Status of Dramatists, Plays, Actors, and Theatres, pg. 38*IV. The Dramatist and the Acting Company, pg. 62*V. Dramatists' Pay, pg. 88*VI. Dramatists' Contractual Obligations, pg. 111*VII. Regulation and Censorship, pg. 145*VIII. Collaboration, pg. 197*IX. Revision, pg. 235*X. Publication, pg. 264*Index, pg. 293*Front Matter 2, pg. 330*Contents, pg. 336*Preface, pg. 338*I. Introduction, pg. 346*II. The Player and His Company, pg. 355*III. Sharers, pg. 368*IV Hired Men, pg. 407*V. Apprentices, pg. 456*VI. Managers, pg. 490*VII. London Companies on Tour, pg. 520*VIII. Casting, pg. 549*IX. Conclusions, pg. 577*Appendix: Casts and Lists of Players, pg. 588*Index, pg. 640

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