Download or read book The History of the English Stage from the Restauration to the Present Time Including the Lives Characters and Amours Of the Most Eminent Actors and Actresses with Instructions for Public Speaking Wherein the Action and Utterance of the Bar Stage and Pulpit are Distinctly Considered Adorned with Cuts written by Thomas Betterton and published by . This book was released on 1741 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The English Stage written by J. L. Styan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-07-13 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English Stage tells the story of drama through its many changes in style and convention from medieval times to the present day. With a wide sweep of coverage, John Styan analyses the key features of staging, including early street theatre and public performance, the evolution of the playhouse and the private space, and the pairing of theory and stagecraft in the works of modern dramatists. He focuses on the conventions by which a playwright, actors and their audience create the phenomenon of theatre and the way such conventions have changed over time. Styan can be considered among a small number of influential scholars who have helped to develop theatre history from its origins in literary studies into an independent and respected field. From the vantage point of a lifetime's study he examines and illustrates the multitude of factors which have brought and continue to bring plays to life.
Download or read book A Short History of the English Stage from Its Beginnings to the Summer of the Year 1908 written by Robert Farquharson Sharp and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete History of the English Stage written by Charles Dibdin and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New History of the English Stage written by Percy Fitzgerald and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Short History of the English Stage from Its Beginnings to the Summer of the Year 1908 written by Robert Farquharson Sharp and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medieval and Early Modern England on the Contemporary Stage written by Marianne Drugeon and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the multiple connections between contemporary British theatre and the medieval and early modern periods. Involving both French and British scholars, as well as playwrights, adapters and stage directors, its scope is political, as it assesses the power of adaptations and history plays to offer a new perspective not only on the past and present, but also on the future. Along the way, burning contemporary social and political issues are explored, such as the place and role of women and ethnic minorities in today’s post-Brexit Britain. The volume builds into a dialogue between the ghosts of the past and their contemporary spectators. Starting with a focus on contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays, then concentrating on contemporary history plays set in the distant past, and ending with the contributions of famous playwrights sharing their experience, the book will be of interest to practitioners, as well as students and researchers in drama and performance studies.
Download or read book A Short History of the English Stage written by R. Farquharson Sharp and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History of the English Stage: From Its Beginnings to the Summer of the Year 1908 In the following pages an attempt has been made to give, within a reasonable compass, a connected history of the development of the English theatre from the days of Miracle Plays to the present time. This is, of course, necessarily involved with the history of the English drama; but I have as far as possible dealt with the drama only as incidental to my subject, which is the history of English theatres and English acting. The compiler of such a book must of necessity be under heavy obligations to previous workers in the same field. I acknowledge gratefully my large indebtedness to Genest, Doran, Fleay, Fitzgerald, Barton Baker, and the numerous authors of monographs on individual theatres or actors. For much of the matter contained in my opening chapter I am indebted to A. W. Pollard's valuable introduction to his edition of English Miracle Plays. In dealing with so large a subject in a comparatively small space, it is obviously impossible to be exhaustive. I have omitted mention of obscure and extinct theatres whose history has no special bearing on that of the stage, and similar considerations will explain why Grand Opera and the Variety Theatres have seemed to me to be outside the scope of the present volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Place of the Stage written by Steven Mullaney and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Probes English society in the age of Shakespeare
Download or read book The Stage and Social Struggle in Early Modern England written by Jean E. Howard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking study of the social and cultural functions of the early modern theatre. Jean Howard looks at the effects of drama and the stage on early modern culture in an exciting and eminently readable work.
Download or read book The History of the English Stage written by Thomas Betterton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the English Stage: Including the Lives, Characters and Amours of the Most Eminent Actors and Actresses, With Instructions for Public Speaking, Wherein the Action and Utterance of the Bar, Stage and Pulpit Are Distinctly Considered The stage having always been accounted a most rational and instructive entertainment, has there. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Complete History of the English Stage written by Charles Dibdin and published by . This book was released on 1800 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Writing the History of the British Stage written by Richard Schoch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book on British theatre historiography. It traces the practice of theatre history from its origins in the Restoration to its emergence as an academic discipline in the early twentieth century. In this compelling revisionist study, Richard Schoch reclaims the deep history of British theatre history, valorizing the usually overlooked scholarship undertaken by antiquarians, booksellers, bibliographers, journalists and theatrical insiders, none of whom considered themselves to be professional historians. Drawing together deep archival research, close readings of historical texts from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and an awareness of contemporary debates about disciplinary practice, Schoch overturns received interpretations of British theatre historiography and shows that the practice - and the diverse practitioners - of theatre history were far more complicated and far more sophisticated than we had realised. His book is a landmark contribution to how theatre historians today can understand their own history.
Download or read book The History of English Dramatic Poetry and Annals of the Stage written by Collier and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete History of the English Stage written by Charles Dibdin and published by . This book was released on 1797 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A View of the English Stage written by William Hazlitt and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected dramatic criticism by William Hazlitt, one of the highest regarded critic and essayists in the history of the English language.
Download or read book Some Account of the English Stage written by John Genest and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work of theater history provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the English stage from the 17th to the 19th century. The author offers insightful analysis of the plays, playwrights, and actors that defined each era, as well as their social and cultural context. This book is an essential reference for scholars, theater practitioners, and anyone with an interest in the history of English theater. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
