Shakespeare's Theatre
Author:   Peter Thomson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9781138147027


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   11 May 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Reviews of the First Edition `...valuable and enjoyable reading for all studying Shakespeare's plays.' Following in the patternestablished by John Russell Brown for the excellent series (Theatre and Production Studies), he provides first an account of Shakespeare's company, then a study of three individual plays Twelfth Night, Hamlet and Macbeth as performed by the company. Peter Thomson writes in a crisp, sharp, enlivening style.' TLS '`...the best analysis yet of Elizabethan acting practices, excavated form the texts themselves rather than reconstructed on basis of one monolithic theory, and an essay on Hamlet that is a model of Critical intelligence and theatrical invention.' Yearbook of English Studies `Synthesizes the important facts and summarizes projects with a vigorous prose style, and expertly applies his experience in both practical drama and academic teaching to his discussion.' Review of English Studies

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Author:   Peter Thomson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138147027


ISBN 10:   1138147028
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   11 May 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1 The Company; Chapter 1 The Lord Chamberlain’s Servants; Chapter 2 Balancing the Books; Chapter 3 ::; Chapter 4 The Globe Plays; Part 2 The Plays; Chapter 5 Twelfth Night and Playhouse Practice; Chapter 6 Hamlet and The Actor in Shakespeare’s Theatre; Chapter 7 Macbeth from the Tiring House; Chapter 8 Two Playhouses;

Reviews

`This is a model introduction to the formation, structure and development of the Lord Chamberlain's Men which is utilized to provide instructive critical readings of Twelfth Night, Macbeth and Hamlet.' - Years Work in English Studies Reviews of the First Edition `Valuable and enjoyable reading for all studying Shakespeare's plays.' - Times Higher Education Supplement `Following in the pattern established by John Russell Brown for the excellent series (Theatre and Production Studies), he provides first an account of Shakespeare's company, then a study of three individual plays Twelfth Night, Hamlet and Macbeth as performed by the company. Peter Thomson writes in a crisp, sharp, enlivening style.' - Times Literary Supplement `... the best analysis yet of Elizabethan acting practices, excavated from the texts themselves rather than reconstructed on basis of one monolithic theory, and an essay on Hamlet that is a model of critical intelligence and theatrical invention.' - Yearbook of English Studies `Synthesizes the important facts and summarizes projects with a vigorous prose style, and expertly applies his experience in both practical drama and academic teaching to his discussion.' - Review of English Studies


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