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Several famous playwrights of the Elizabethan and Stuart periods, including Shakespeare, wrote for open-air public theatres and also for the private, indoor theatres at the palaces at which the court resided. This book is a full account of such court theatre.

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'Certainly there are enough significant facts here to enrich our dream of the past.' The Times Literary Supplement

Table of Contents
List of illustrations and acknowledgements; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The royal administration; 2. Royal palaces; 3. Royal theatres; 4. Artists and artisans; 5. Royal audiences; 6. Royal occasions; Conclusion; Appendix: performances at court 1558–1642; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

English Court Theatre 15581642

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 11/2/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521030069, 978-0521030069
      ISBN10: 0521030064
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Several famous playwrights of the Elizabethan and Stuart periods, including Shakespeare, wrote for open-air public theatres and also for the private, indoor theatres at the palaces at which the court resided. This book is a full account of such court theatre.

      Trade Review
      'Certainly there are enough significant facts here to enrich our dream of the past.' The Times Literary Supplement

      Table of Contents
      List of illustrations and acknowledgements; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The royal administration; 2. Royal palaces; 3. Royal theatres; 4. Artists and artisans; 5. Royal audiences; 6. Royal occasions; Conclusion; Appendix: performances at court 1558–1642; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

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