London Civic Theatre

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-521-63278-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 760 g

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 there. She outlines the extent and types of early civic theatrical performance, specifically in London, from Roman times to Elizabeth I's accession to the throne in 1558, focusing 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lancashire, Anne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Company designations; London Mayors and Sheriffs; Transcription Practices; Introduction; Part I. From Roman Times to 1410: 1. Roman London; 2. London c. 410-1200; 3. London 1200-1410; Part II. From 1410 to 1558: 4. Company hall plays: performance records; 5. Company hall plays: types and performers; 6. Civic theatre and John Lydgate; 7. Land entries; 8. Water shows; 9. The Midsummer Watch; 10. The Lord Mayor's Show; Appendices: Appendix A. Royals and other entries 1400-1558; Appendix B. Selected civic records.

Über Autor(innen)

Lancashire, Anne
Anne Lancashire is Professor of English at the University of Toronto. She has edited the texts of John Lyly's Gallathea and Midas, of The Second Maiden's Tragedy (attributed to Thomas Middleton), and of Clifford Leech's Christopher Marlowe: Poet for the Stage, and has published numerous articles and essays, and given many conference papers and public lectures on medieval and early modern theatre and drama.