LONDON CIVIC THEATRE by Lancashire, Anne ISBN 0521632781
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Rich picture of civic theatrical life in London, from Roman amphitheatre shows to Tudor pageantry.
Civic theatre - drama and pageantry sponsored by city and town governing bodies - is prominent in histories of early English provincial drama, but has been largely ignored for pre-Elizabethan London. Anne Lancashire explodes the widely-held notion that significant London theatre arose only in the age of Shakespeare, when the first commercial playhouses were built. She outlines the extent and types of early civic theatrical performance, specifically in London, from Roman times to Elizabeth I's accession to the the throne in 1558, focussing on Roman amphitheatre shows, medieval and early Tudor plays, mummings, royal entries, and other kinds of street pageantry. With evidence from a multitude of primary sources and extensive use of early chronicle histories, the book raises new questions about this urban, largely political theatre which provided an important foundation for the work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
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[edit] Title
LONDON CIVIC THEATRE
[edit] Author
Lancashire, Anne
[edit] ISBN
0521632781
[edit] Published
24/10/2002
[edit] Publisher
Cambridge University Press
[edit] Binding
hardback
[edit] Retail Price
50 (GBP)
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