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Author:   Jeanne McCarthy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780367736545

ISBN 10:   0367736543
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface. Schooling the Drama Chapter One. Playbooks and Playtexts: Literacy, Education, and Printed Drama Chapter Two. Playbooks in the Henrician Era: Test Cases for a School and Chapel Auspice Chapter Three. Playing I: Literacy and Oral Performance Practices Chapter Four. Playing II: The Power of Performance in the School Tradition Chapter Five. Patronage in the Tudor Era Chapter Six. Playwrights I Chapter Seven. Playwrights II: Literary Playwriting and Ben Jonson Epilogue. Jacobean Reactions and Afterlife Appendix 1: Earliest Editions of Printed Plays in English 1512-1550 Appendix 2: Earliest Printed Plays in English 1550- 1594 Bibliography Index

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""McCarthy’s study remains an important intervention in the scholarship on early modern children’s performance, offering a series of insights into sixteenth century theatrical practice, a number of new avenues for future scholarship, and an insight into the ‘rich conjunction of oral and literate modes’ on which theatre depended."" - Lucy Munro, King’s College London, Early Theatre

McCarthy's study remains an important intervention in the scholarship on early modern children's performance, offering a series of insights into sixteenth century theatrical practice, a number of new avenues for future scholarship, and an insight into the 'rich conjunction of oral and literate modes' on which theatre depended. - Lucy Munro, King's College London, Early Theatre

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Jeanne H. McCarthy is Associate Professor of English at Georgia Gwinnett College. She has published extensively on patronage, authorship, and performance in the boy company playing tradition.

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