Synopses & Reviews
An accessible introduction to early English theatre, from the late medieval period to 1642.
Synopsis
Covering early English theatre from the earliest recorded vernacular texts in the late medieval period to the closing of the theatres in 1642, this introduction gives an accessible overview of the historical development of theatre. It includes full chronologies, helpful text boxes and over twenty illustrations.
About the Author
Janette Dillon is Professor of Drama at the School of English, University of Nottingham.
Table of Contents
1. Places of performance; 2. Actors and audiences; 3. Writers, controllers and the place of theatre; 4. Genre and tradition; 5. Instruction and spectacle; Appendix 1. Select chronology of plays and other performances; Appendix 2. Chronology of events; Appendix 3. Dimensions of playing spaces; Bibliography.